CNCC
Well-known member
At our committee meeting in October 2023, we discussed ways the CNCC could support and promote greater inclusivity, both within our organisation, and northern caving more widely.
This was partially prompted by feedback that some of the information on our website, particularly some of the text aimed at those who are relatively new to caving, was challenging to interpret by those who are not already familiar with the caving world, are neurodivergent or have a learning disability.
At our January meeting, we were delighted to welcome on board Josh White as our new Inclusivity Coordinator.
Josh is well positioned to take on this role. His day job is as a tutor at a residential activity centre which aims to get disabled or disadvantaged people into the outdoors. He is also a former BCA Youth Development Officer.
We have no idea, at this stage, what is going to evolve from this role. This is new territory for us, but we look forward to seeing what comes, and we hope this will be a useful learning experience for many of us. In particular, Josh is keen to hear from anyone who would like to be part of a team to help bring skills and experience, or anyone who has an inclusivity matter that has been bugging them.
More details and Josh's contact information here:
https://cncc.org.uk/article/meet-our-inclusivity-coordinator-20240129
This was partially prompted by feedback that some of the information on our website, particularly some of the text aimed at those who are relatively new to caving, was challenging to interpret by those who are not already familiar with the caving world, are neurodivergent or have a learning disability.
At our January meeting, we were delighted to welcome on board Josh White as our new Inclusivity Coordinator.
Josh is well positioned to take on this role. His day job is as a tutor at a residential activity centre which aims to get disabled or disadvantaged people into the outdoors. He is also a former BCA Youth Development Officer.
We have no idea, at this stage, what is going to evolve from this role. This is new territory for us, but we look forward to seeing what comes, and we hope this will be a useful learning experience for many of us. In particular, Josh is keen to hear from anyone who would like to be part of a team to help bring skills and experience, or anyone who has an inclusivity matter that has been bugging them.
More details and Josh's contact information here:
https://cncc.org.uk/article/meet-our-inclusivity-coordinator-20240129