The Irish FA's director of women's football Angela Platt says the announcement that Northern Ireland's men's and women's players will receive equal pay "is a transformative moment for football" in the country.The agreement over pay comes into effect immediately.The IFA had been in dialogue with the Players' Football Association NI (PFA NI) and senior players."Equality is the cornerstone of everything we do," said Platt.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66961191
In early 2022, Jenny Nguyen sat down to write a business plan for what would become The Sports Bra.That’s her one-of-a-kind bar in Portland, Oregon, which only plays women’s sports on its TVs and pulled in nearly $1 million in revenue in its first eight months of business. At the time, it was a hypothetical venture — and Nguyen wasn’t confident that it would work.https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/18/the-sports-bra-7-word-motto-launched-lucrative-bar-for-womens-sports.html
Jackie Brown, 61, was born blind, and has been building Lego models since the age of seven.Lego's Braille bricks launched in 2020, though were only tested in certain schools and organisations.Now that they are available to the public, Mrs Brown said she can "sit down and play with my grandchildren".The bricks are designed to help blind children and people with sight loss learn to read letters and numbers by touch.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67137273
A new range of accessories that make gaming controllers easier to use for players with a range of disabilities has been launched.Thumb Soldiers is an innovative, low-cost range of interchangeable thumb stick attachments allowing players to modify and customise their existing controllers, enabling the right grip or control.https://www.livingwithdisability.org/post/game-changer-for-video-gamers
A blind walker who wanted to "inspire others" by hiking along the Cleveland Way has completed his trek.Andrew Elliker-Reeve, from Beeford in East Yorkshire, said he challenged himself to live "life to the full" after losing his sight in 2020.He has spent two weeks walking the 110-mile (177km) route across North Yorkshire with the help of volunteers.The 64-year-old, who was raising money for Guide Dogs UK, said it showed sight loss "doesn't stop you doing things".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-66905809
