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Torch Trust – vision for people with sight loss
“Recently, I was certified as severely sight impaired/blind. Losing sight can be frightening, confusing and heartbreaking. I have lost my confidence to go out on my own, the ability to recognise faces from a distance and to read the Bible which I have done all my life.” “Over the past 3 years since my wife…
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My grace is sufficient
John Beauchamp reflects on his 30 years of ministry as a blind priest. I was born with a genetic eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. This is an inherited condition that results in sight loss at some time during a person’s life, although exactly when it will have significant effect is variable. I was a fairly clumsy and…
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Living with Challenges and Grappling with Faith
Carl Veal, who chairs the Disability Inclusion and Action Group for the Diocese of Derby, reflects on how his journey of hearing and sight loss has led him to a deeper faith and to new opportunities to serve Christ and the church. Though born with profound hearing loss, I was lucky enough to have tremendous…
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An A to Z of vision impairment awareness and adjustments
The A-Z of Vision Impairment Awareness and Adjustments Things you can do and things to be aware of that will make your church a place where people who are blind or vision impaired can be fully involved in worship and ministry. You can also find useful information and guidance in this video A – Assistance Make…
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Carrying forward a century -old tradition of religious and spiritual inclusion
When Breandan Ward learned about the Xavier Society for the Blind in 2017, he was inspired to get involved because this New York-based charity’s purpose — to deliver faith and inspiration in Braille and audio to blind and partially sighted people of all faiths — is deeply meaningful to him. “The organisation’s mission is directly…
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Renew Wellbeing and the Disability Project
News of the developing partnership between Renew Wellbeing and the Church of England Renew Wellbeing is already running in hundreds of churches across the country. The Disability Project will be working with a small pilot group of dioceses, to expand this network, helping Anglican churches provide this resource to our parish communities. See the Renew…
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Renew Wellbeing: be present, prayerful and partnering
Renew Wellbeing creates spaces where it is OK not to be OK. Director, Ruth Rice, tells us about the charity she set up after her own experience of mental and emotional breakdown . “As Director of the charity Renew Wellbeing ( www.renewwellbeing.org.uk) one of my great joys is to spend time with our amazing Renew centres…
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Resources: supporting mental health and spirituality
Any kind of illness can evoke questions about “Why has God allowed this?” but mental illness cuts to the heart of our experience of being human in God’s world. One of the real challenges for people struggling with their mental health is that its easy to see a gulf between the medical information offered in…
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Resources: Sanctuary Mental Health ministries
Equipping the church for change Corin Pilling, National Director UK of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries writes below about what Sanctuary has to offer. ‘Mental health awareness? If it doesn’t lead to us recognising that everyone is unique, and our experiences are too, I’m not interested.’ I was talking to a friend who spoke from their…
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Resources: The Mind and Soul Foundation
“For the last 15 years, the Foundation has grown into the worlds largest online Christian mental health resource, with over 1000 articles, 200 audio podcast episodes and 100 youtube videos covering a wide range of topics. The Mind and Soul Directors have spoken at national and regional events and on related media as well as…
Disability Matters 