Month: December 2018

Huawei launches StorySign to make storytime more accessible for deaf children

Stuart Mitchell

Many of the 32 million deaf children in the world struggle to read. Using the power of AI, Huawei has created StorySign, a free app that helps open the world of books to deaf children. This is how it works. First, the child or parent opens the app and clicks on the selected book from the StorySign library. Then they hold their phone up to the words on the page, and our friendly avatar, Star, signs the story as the printed words are highlighted. This allows parents and children to…

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Virgin Trains launch “It’s A Wonderful Line” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

SPREADING a message of kindness this Christmas, Virgin Trains will be painting the script of iconic festive film ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ on station platforms from London to Glasgow. The script will be painted behind the yellow line that runs the length of station platforms and will use the same yellow paint. Frank Capra’s 1946 film, which is a staple of the Christmas TV schedules, is an uplifting story of family, love, hope, and redemption. But it is also the story of one man’s struggle with a life that hasn’t gone…

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FareShare’s Christmas appeal: Give a family a hot meal

Stuart Mitchell

Food poverty is a growing issue in the UK, with one in eight of us regularly going hungry. FareShare redistributes good quality, in date surplus food through a network of 10,000 charities, including domestic violence refuges, food banks and community centres for those on very low incomes. This year, we’ve seen a huge increase in the number of charities supporting children and families. That’s why our Christmas appeal features Mia, a little girl whose mum, Joanne, worried about putting food on the table. Lindsey Cape, Head of Fundraising at FareShare…

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YMCA’s Be Real Campaign releases Body Confidence Advent Calendar and Christmas Guide

Stuart Mitchell

A new guide about how to stay body confident throughout Christmas has been launched to help people make the most of the festive season and not miss out due to worries about their appearance. YMCA’s Be Real Campaign launched the Body Confidence Christmas Guide,which includes top tips on how to worry less about what we look like in the lead up to Christmas and the start of the New Year, by focussing on experiences, quality time with loved ones and practicing self-care. The guide is part of the campaign’s mission to…

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Students Encouraged to Donate Yearbook Quotes for Gun Violence Prevention

Stuart Mitchell

States United to Prevent Gun Violence is launching “Common Sense Quotes,” a new initiative that re-imagines the power a simple yearbook quote can have in the effort to raise awareness of gun violence prevention.  A volunteer team from Grey New York created the effort. Students, teachers and industry experts report high school yearbooks continue to be amazingly popular among the digital natives of the Snapchat generation. Rather than a song or lyric or joke, students are encouraged to donate a “Common Sense Quote,” whether it’s a call to action for…

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