A disabled woman, who is mother of two children, has filed a complaint against what she described as the discriminatory ticketing policy of the Paralympic Games that will restrict her from sitting with her family at the games.

Beth Davis-Hofbauer, who uses a wheelchair, has a four-year-old autistic son and a 19-month-old baby. She said that she wanted to sit with her family including the children and her husband, but the ticketing policy says that only one person can accompany by one other person.

Beth, who is 30 years old and comes from Fareham, Hants, has started an online petition, which has been signed by more than 12,000 people and become one of the most shared links in the UK. She wrote in the petition to the International Paralympic Committee that she is being prevented from sharing the joy of watching the disabled sport with her family.

"I cannot believe that this event, designed to inspire a new generation of athletes, has a discriminatory ticketing policy. It's essential that my husband sits with me as he helps me with things I need to do and clearly my kids can't sit separately. Quite apart from these practical considerations, I want to share this special occasion with my family, but I'm being prevented from doing so just because I am in a wheelchair," she wrote.

A LOCOG spokesman has responded by saying that the ticketing policy does not say that only one person can accompany wheelchair users. The spokesman also pointed out that the organizers have included a companion seat in the cost of a ticket for a wheelchair space.

The Paralympic Games will begin on August 29 in London and will go on for 12 days. More than 2.1 million tickets have already been sold.