{"id":5397,"date":"2023-08-04T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/08\/04\/league-one-bristol-rovers-unveil-kit-featuring-readable-braille-in-a-world-first-with\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:13:05","slug":"league-one-bristol-rovers-unveil-kit-featuring-readable-braille-in-a-world-first-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/league-one-bristol-rovers-unveil-kit-featuring-readable-braille-in-a-world-first-with\/","title":{"rendered":"League One Bristol Rovers unveil kit featuring readable BRAILLE in a world first&#8230; with"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"79.845612134345\">\n<h2>League One Bristol Rovers unveil kit featuring readable BRAILLE in a world first&#8230; with Joey Barton&#8217;s side set to wear it in Saturday&#8217;s season-opener at Portsmouth<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The Braille message on Rovers&#8217; away kit reads &#8216;Football brings us all together&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Former Gas player and manager Ian Holloway features in kit&#8217;s launch video<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Joey Barton&#8217;s team will wear the new strip at Fratton Park on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-149\/adam-shergold.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Shergold for MailOnline<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=adamjshergold&#038;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><span class=\"follow-author\"><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-08-04T13:04:28+0100\"> 08:04 EDT, 4 August 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/7.1.4\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/9.3.1\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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which will be worn for the first time in their season opener at Portsmouth on Saturday &#8211; contain the message &#8216;Football brings us all together&#8217; in the tactile writing system used by the visually impaired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As well as being incorporated into the shirt&#8217;s pattern, the message is spelled out in readable Braille on the front bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rovers have launched the innovative away kit as a way of promoting inclusivity for all fan groups within football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ian Holloway, the former Rovers player and manager, features in a video promoting the &#8216;Football brings us all together&#8217; initiative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3afbef7441f0193e\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959945-12372891-Bristol_Rovers_players_model_their_new_away_kit_which_features_a-a-57_1691143683418.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Bristol Rovers players model their new away kit, which features a pattern of readable Braille in a world first\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3afbef7441f0193e\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959945-12372891-Bristol_Rovers_players_model_their_new_away_kit_which_features_a-a-57_1691143683418.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Bristol Rovers players model their new away kit, which features a pattern of readable Braille in a world first\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e0d0cb6cb35354b1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959941-12372891-Rovers_will_wear_the_kit_for_the_first_time_in_their_League_One_-a-58_1691143688054.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Rovers will wear the kit for the first time in their League One season opener at Portsmouth on Saturday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e0d0cb6cb35354b1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959941-12372891-Rovers_will_wear_the_kit_for_the_first_time_in_their_League_One_-a-58_1691143688054.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Rovers will wear the kit for the first time in their League One season opener at Portsmouth on Saturday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Bristol Rovers players model their new away kit, which features a pattern of readable Braille in a world first\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-46a09b59be6ef976\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959937-12372891-image-a-59_1691143692994.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Braille message reads 'Football brings us all together' and features on the away shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-46a09b59be6ef976\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959937-12372891-image-a-59_1691143692994.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Braille message reads 'Football brings us all together' and features on the away shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Braille message reads &#8216;Football brings us all together&#8217; and features on the away shirt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1ad5d2edc486de8a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959939-12372891-image-a-62_1691143738271.jpg\" height=\"327\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Former Rovers player and manager Ian Holloway features in the club's launch video\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1ad5d2edc486de8a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73959939-12372891-image-a-62_1691143738271.jpg\" height=\"327\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Former Rovers player and manager Ian Holloway features in the club's launch video\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Former Rovers player and manager Ian Holloway features in the club&#8217;s launch video<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-embed\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Football Brings Us All Together | 2023\/24 Away Kit\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d0urkvlkKhY?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He says: &#8216;Us Bristol Rovers supporters have experienced some memorable moments in recent years. But we haven&#8217;t all experienced them in the same way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Some of us would have had to enjoy them through our different senses because of the limitations of another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;No fan should ever feel isolated. Football is for everyone. Bristol Rovers&#8217; away shirt this season celebrates this by featuring Braille.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holloway adds: &#8216;Three of my four children are profoundly deaf, and use British Sign Language and lip reading to communicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;So I speak for them, and for all of the football community, when I say: &#8216;Where you&#8217;re from doesn&#8217;t matter, who you are doesn&#8217;t matter, football brings us all together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Joey Barton&#8217;s team finished 17th in League One last season, having bounced back to the third tier at the first time of asking with a dramatic final day promotion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rovers have released a limited edition 250 shirts priced at \u00a353 for adults and \u00a342 for kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2e838400c469d1d1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73960179-12372891-image-a-63_1691143800972.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Rovers manager Joey Barton will be hoping to improve on last season's finish of 17th place\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2e838400c469d1d1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/04\/11\/73960179-12372891-image-a-63_1691143800972.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Rovers manager Joey Barton will be hoping to improve on last season's finish of 17th place\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Rovers manager Joey Barton will be hoping to improve on last season&#8217;s finish of 17th place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12372891\/League-One-Bristol-Rovers-unveil-kit-featuring-readable-BRAILLE-world-Joey-Bartons-set-wear-Saturdays-season-opener-Portsmouth.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League One Bristol Rovers unveil kit featuring readable BRAILLE in a world first&#8230; with Joey Barton&#8217;s side set to wear it in Saturday&#8217;s season-opener at Portsmouth The Braille message on Rovers&#8217; away kit reads &#8216;Football brings us all together&#8217; Former Gas player and manager Ian Holloway features in kit&#8217;s launch video Joey Barton&#8217;s team will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9123,8186,23,9121,9124,226,3091,554,9122,9119,194,9120,18],"acf":{"source_article":"","image_credit":""},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5397"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}