Category: Uncategorized

A great way to show that your church welcomes disabled people is for your church to join the Sunflower Hidden Disability Scheme. The scheme is a simple tool where by individuals with a hidden disability can choose to wear a sunflower lanyard to indicate that they may need extra help, understanding, or just more time.…

Celia Webster, WAVE for Change, says: God is a neurodiverse God – He doesn’t quite think like us and he often sees things from a different angle. He normally doesn’t speak out loud but gives us signs. He doesn’t normally act in a way we would and He often does things in a way that…

For festival services such as at Christmas we often add additional seating or change the layout of our church spaces altogether. This isn’t a bad thing at all, ..just be mindful of the width of walkways and anything blocking doorways (even partially blocking). You want to ensure that everyone can safely and easily move around…

Over the festive season we often have lots of visitors to our church events and services. A fantastic way to make our churches more accessible is to have clear directional signage both around the building and outside it. Think about directing people from the parking facilities to the main entrance, are the toilets clearly marked,…

As the dark evenings are with us, make sure you look at your exterior lighting and the lighting around your building, so people who experience sight loss can be safe. Exterior pathways and entrances should be well lit, and steps should be marked with contrasting and visible nosing’s. If you have handrails on steps these…

It is all about the welcome. Disabled people say that more than anything else, they just want to feel welcomed. We hope that these ideas, resources and tips to help work towards the full inclusion of deaf and disabled people in the church have been useful. Our final offering for 25th December is a download…

Click the image for more information and to book places at this Zoom, BSL, captioned conference on disability and church.

as a deaf, disabled or neurodivergent person Eminent writers and academics Naomi Lawson Jacobs, Krysia Waldock and Emma Swai are guest editing a special issue of the Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. The topic is religion and spirituality, the focus on disabled people’s experiences and stories. If you are a deaf, disabled or neurodivergent…

17th September Christian disability inclusion charity ‘Through the Roof’ is offering free resources for Disability Awareness Sunday on the 17th September 2023 (or a day of your choice). All churches are invited to celebrate the unique gifts God gives to each one of us – including disabled people. Follow this link to request a free resource…

Jane, a contributor from Leicester Diocese writes:  “Recently, our church has had to complete its quinquennial and part of that was looking at accessibility. Our PCC secretary asked several of us in the church who have lived experience of a wide range of disabilities, both visual and hidden to fill in a form and give…