Words by Lucy Purdy October 23, 2024 Culture Lifestyle Society UK World Share: The new issue of Positive News is out now, and features a number of inspiring achievements. Here are some of the firsts you'll find in the magazine 1. The first ever blind Barbie Toymaker Mattel has produced a blind Barbie to “allow even more children to find a doll that represents them”.
It comes complete with a cane and, following testing with blind and low-vision children, is dressed in clothing that has tactile fabric detailing. Disability activist Lucy Edwards (pictured), who lost her eyesight aged 17 due to a rare genetic disease, said it could help young people accept their blindness. Image: Mattel 2.
A UK juror swears their oath on a river for the first time The environmentalist and barrister Paul Powlesland made history in July when he became the first member of a UK jury to swear an oath on river water. Powlesland (pictured), the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, explains in this issue why he considers the River Roding to be sacred, and the “magic” that happens when you get to know an aspect of nature in intimate detail. Image: Anselm Ebulue 3.
Fashion’s new era: the inaugural Good Clothes Show Secondhand fashion is in the spotlight at the moment, with preloved clothing recently playing a star role at London Fashion Week. Our new issue delves deeper into one of the exhibitors at The Good Clothes Show, which recently unfolded in Birmingham. The brand new event has drawn inevitabl.