England Football Learning has launched a new free online module to help existing grassroots clubs become more confident and inclusive towards coaching disabled footballers.The ‘Introduction to Coaching Disabled Footballers’ module is part of The FA’s landmark disability football plan, Football Your Way, to help develop, improve, and raise awareness of disability and disability football.https://www.livingwithdisability.org/post/coaching-disabled-footballers-course-kicks-off-online
A Ghanaian-English entrepreneur has designed an electric bike from the ground up that’s transforming short-range transportation in her home country, proving that problem-solving in Africa can be done in Africa, by Africans.Her company, Wahu!, assembles each bike by hand, and they can travel up to 80 miles on a single charge. This means that a delivery rider for Glovo or Bolt can comfortably cover a whole day’s work without refueling.https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ghanaian-entrepreneur-is-revolutionizing-transportation-building-electric-bikes-to-improve-air-quality
LEGO Braille Bricks has officially launched in three more languages to bring the program to more people than ever before.Following its wide launch in 2023, the LEGO Braille Bricks program has achieved another milestone as three more languages join the line-up. As well as 40655 Play with Braille – French and 40656 Play with Braille – English, you can now pick up 40722 Play with Braille – German Alphabet, 40723 Play with Braille – Italian Alphabet and 40724 Play with Braille – Spanish Alphabet.https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-braille-bricks-launches-three-languages
After making the headlines in 2022 as the first male Scottish senior player to come out as gay, he has been on a personal journey which now sees him planning a future beyond playing the sport which has dominated his life.Feeling part of the wider LGBT community has led Zander into footballing academies and clubs, where he speaks to young players about his own story, homophobia and inclusivity.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67771203
British Sign Language (BSL) will be taught as a GCSE (General Certificate Secondary Education) in England from September 2025, the government says.It says the qualification will be open to all pupils, who will learn about 1,000 signs, as well as an important life skill and advance inclusivity.The curriculum has been finalised after a 12-week public consultation with input from parents, teachers and organisations from the deaf and hearing communities.BSL was officially recognised as a language in the UK last year, after the British Sign Language Act was passed.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-67772338
When Mathilda Paul told her school drama teacher Helen Janke that it was her dream to be on stage, Mrs Janke stopped dead in her tracks."That shouldn't be a dream, that's a right," she said.At the time, Mrs Janke was running Initial Stages, a youth theatre program that she'd managed for 18 years.After speaking with Paul, she realised that unlike the students in Initial Stages, performers living with disability lacked an inclusive space that would foster their creative passion.Interest in the program had been fantastic and the result has been beyond expectations.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-11/drama-group-makes-dreams-come-true-performers-with-disability/103200202
