There may not be much good news around at the moment, so let's make sure we celebrate it when we see it.

Today is a great day for LGBT folk in Thailand. Really happy for all those who have finally been allowed to get married today.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge7g9…

#Thailand #EqualMarriage #GoodNews

Thailand: Couples wed in a riot of colour as same-sex marriage becomes legal

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

^{Jonathan Head, Thanyarat Doksone and Panisa Aemocha (BBC News)}

"Given the fact that NVDA has an extremely light computer resource foot print the portable version is a blessing" - Squire, South Africa / NVDA negates the barriers many face when accessing a PC, as a free and light-weight screen reader translated into more than 50 languages.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #GoodNews #FOSS #Free #Lightweight #A11y

In two years, a 90-acre plot in Scotland has gone from a count of 35 bumblebees to over 4,000. They've also doubled their species diversity.

Rewilding and habitat restoration can work, and can work fast, especially for quickly breeding species.

#wildlife #rewilding #GoodNews

scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebe…

Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project

‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’

^{Katharine Hay (The Scotsman)}

We love hearing wonderful success stories from our users. This week, we are very pleased to present to you Mykael, who is busy making it happen in Brazil!

nvaccess.org/post/mykael-makes…

Thanks Mykael! Would you like to share how you are using NVDA with us? We'd love to hear from you! Please do drop us a line at info@nvaccess.org

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Employment #Software #FOSS #Success #GoodNews

Neue Rechte für Verbraucher*innen in der EU. Reparaturen sollen erleichtert werden.

#GoodNews

tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/e…

Neue Rechte für EU-Verbraucher: Reparieren statt wegwerfen

Ein Gerät geht nach genau zwei Jahren kaputt und es ist günstiger, ein neues zu kaufen, als es reparieren zu lassen? Das soll durch ein neues EU-Gesetz künftig anders werden. Von Paul Vorreiter.

^{Paul Vorreiter (tagesschau.de)}

“As librarians, we’re not here to judge, we’re here to help.”

#libraries, #care, #humanity, #HelpEachOther, #GoodNews, #ToughTopics

📢 The EU Parliament will not be moving forward with chat control! The indiscriminate mass surveillance measures have been removed and secure end-to-end encryption will not be compromised! 🥳

💪Let's keep pushing for strong privacy rights!👇
tutanota.com/blog/chat-control
#chatcontrol #eu #privacy #datenschutz #encryption #politics #goodnews

Supreme court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex and Non-Binary couples:

thehindu.com/news/internationa…

Tags: #LGBTQ #Nepal #NonBinary #GoodNews

Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples

The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant ministries to establish a “transitional mechanism” to ensure the registration of marriages fo…

^{www.thehindu.com}