GAAD to be of service.
Article by Robert Purchese, Senior Staff Writer 20 May 2021
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness day, or GAAD for short (what a wonderful acronym). It was set up 10 years ago to get people thinking about, and talking about, digital inclusion and accessibility, because there are more than one billion people living with disabilities and impairments, and, simply, we can support each other better.
It s a day of learning more about the kinds of visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges people are living with, and using that knowledge to reappraise designs and systems we take for granted, and ask how they can be improved. There s a great rundown of exactly this kind of thing on the GAAD website.
Nairn boxing club photo appeal to help inspire youngsters By Donald Wilson Published: 18:30, 05 March 2021
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Kevin Brooks.
AN Iraq war veteran who has started a not-for-profit boxing club in Nairn is appealing for photographs from former boxers to inspire the next generation of youngsters coming through the ranks.
Former Scots Guardsman Kevin Brooks was just 19 when he served in Iraq as an infantryman.
He launched a club in Nairn in 2016 and after building up an array of gym equipment through local donations and the support of his regiment last year, they moved into the former Public Hall or Ballerina Ballroom, where many music greats including the Beatles performed in the 1960s.
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The Yorkshire Games Festival, usually held at the National Science and Media Museum, is returning this week - albeit online AN ANNUAL Bradford festival is to return this week - albeit virtually - complete with online activities and a line-up of guest speakers The National Science and Media Museum will host the Yorkshire Games Festival, beginning on Friday and running until the end of this month. The festival is returning for its fifth edition and will be hosted by Jordan Erica Webber - podcast host and presenter of The Gadget Show - and Keith Stuart, author and journalist for The Guardian.
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