With the 2016 Paralympics kicking off in a couple of weeks, highly trained athletes are preparing for a range of competitive events that pit people with similar disabilities against each other in 528 events sports including wheelchair basketball, blind rugby and canoe sprints. But as sports training and equipment becomes more technologically advanced, some are asking question about the place of technology in the Paralympics. After VISTA 2013 themed that year on “Equipment and Technology in Paralympic Sports“, speaker, participants and sports enthusiasts were asking about the parity of equipment in the Paralympics given the cost of highly advanced technology.