Through the Roof offers half-day training workshops for churches. For more information contact: 01372 749955
Through the Roof provides a churches for all access pack with resources and self-assessment questionnaire
Roofbreaker Guide – simple and practical advice on how to make yourchurch welcoming to disabled people. Available from Through the Roof: 01372 749955
Come In – Making your church buildings accessible to disabled people. Available from Through the Roof: 01372 749955
The Through the Roof website – http://www.throughtheroof.org - is an example of a fully accessible website and can be used by people with visual impairment, keyboard-only users, people with dyslexia, different computer capabilities or mobile phone users etc. It is designed by Access-by-Design, who may be a potentially useful contact: http://www.access-bydesign.com
Torch Trust is able to offer advice about inclusion of blind and partially sighted people in church life. Training sessions are also available.
Contact Torch Trust on 01858 438260 or info@torchtrust.org. Website: www.torchtrust.org
"A Clearer Vision" is a booklet about including blind and partially sighted people in the life of the church. Available in print, giant print and braille from Torch Trust: 01858 438260 or info@torchtrust.org.
Open Ears offer advice about inclusion of hard of hearing and deafened people in church life. Contact Open Ears on 01425 615215 or admin@openears.org.uk
Signs of God offer advice about booking and using BSL (British Sign Language) interpreters - see their website: www.signsofgod.org.uk
"Sign Me In!" is a policy for including deaf people in the life of the church. Available from Go! Sign - contact 01702 613113 (Voice/Fax) or 01702 613114 (Minicom) or see www.deafchristian.org.uk.
Causeway Prospects equips and churches to run Causeway Prospects Groups - home groups, run by volunteers, for people with learning disabilities.
To find out more, contact Tua at tuap@prospects.org.uk.
This page is a starting point. You will find questions to ask yourself when thinking about how easy to access, how welcoming your church is to disabled people. The partners of Churches for All are there to assist you with the answers.
