David's blog

There is so much ignorance around different disabilities, I was just reading about a visually impaired lad I know and how he visited a plaee which was to do with his work and was ignored, a person who was there spoke a sighted person asking questions about him, the 'does he take suger' thing, You kind of think might be getting better but with the visually impaired not respresented in parts of society as much as they should be like jobs etc I guess the ignorance will prevail for a bit longer these barriers are depressing really and really need to come down. Disabled folk just want to be accepted as part of society as many contribute just like everyone else, they are not aliens. I read booklet once called 'talking to blind people' it was written by the RNIB, it sort of perpetuated the myth that the visually impaired are 'different' and that you need some kind of manual to talk to them where in fact they are normal people and should be treated as such and there was

 The local community pub has had a bit of facelift, efforts have been made to make it look like it used to when first built nearly 300 years ago, there is a bit more to do but at least its not the eyesore that it use to be, all that needs to happen now is that the kitchen opens again and the hours are back to normal. I am sure its very hard to run a hospitality business in this climate but thats business I guess the ups and downs of it  I am getting fed up of this horrible cold winter weather its getting tedious now not a lot I can do though

 some history about the area I live in. The slate   industry   in   North   West   Wales has a rich and fascinating   history   that spans over several   centuries . The   region , which encompasses the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy, is   home   to some of the   largest   and most productive slate quarries in the   world . The origins of the slate  industry  in  North  Wales can be  traced  back to the Roman  period , when the  natural  resources of the  region  were  first  exploited for  building   materials . However, it was not until the 18th  century  that the  industry  truly  began  to flourish. The  demand  for slate, which was used for roofing, flooring, and  other   building  applications,  grew  rapidly as the population of Britain and  other   parts  of Europe  expanded . The main  centers  of slate production in  North  Wales were the  towns  of Bethesda, Blaenau Ffestiniog, and Llanberis, all of which are  located  in the county of Gwynedd. The slate quarries in these  to