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Wheels 4 Haiti
Following January’s terrible earthquake in Haiti, Through the Roof has set up a special fund for future work there, called ‘Wheels 4 Haiti’. Much of the initial giving to Haiti is for alleviating the immediate crisis. Even as the story falls away... read more »
Capetown 2010
We are delighted to announce that Through the Roof is privileged to be represented at the historic Capetown 2010 event. Our chief executive, Jacky Oliver, has been selected as one of only 70 people to be invited from the UK. More... read more »
New TTR Website
Hello and welcome to the new TTR website -- now with shiny new whistles, bells and a range of other lovely features. We're still stretching out into this new space, so there's a few sections left to fill, and doubtless a few little errors. ... read more »
Give-away success!
In the last 3 months of 2009 Through the Roof gave away over 250 of their publications to help equip and inspire churches and other organisations to more fully include disabled people. Truro Diocese in Cornwall, and Godstone Deanery in Surrey took particular advantage... read more »
Upcoming exhibitions
Through the Roof will be exhibiting at these forthcoming events: Faithworks conference ‘Building Whole Communities’ to be held at Oasis Academy Enfield EN3 7XH, 26th – 28th February Mind and Soul ‘The Beautiful Mind’ conference - Holy Trinity Brompton, London SW7 1JA on... read more »
Tennis coach ‘serves’ Christian charity and claims world record
Middlesex tennis coach, Danny Sitton, recently battled through exhaustion and pain to raise £2500 for Integr8 – the disability youth programme of Through the Roof, and at the same time claimed an unofficial world record for tennis coaching of 32 hours non-stop. The event took... read more »
Removing Barriers
A well-known Bible story told by Jesus is the parable of the Great Banquet, where we are encouraged to: ‘… go out into the highways and byways and bring in the poor, (sic) the crippled, the blind and the lame…so that my house will be... read more »
Events for All
How to make your major conference, church event, or Bible week inclusive of disabled people So often we hear complaints about poor provision for disabled people at major Christian events. We hear from from people who are partially sighted, blind, hard-of-hearing, profoundly deaf, wheelchair... read more »
Happy Birthday DCF
Disabled Christians Fellowship formed in 1959, when Frances Poole started a group in Bristol. DCF has kept growing, with groups around the country, accessible holidays, tape and CD ministry and support through prayer and friendship for disabled people and those affected by disability. This... read more »
Jacky returns from Kenya
Through the Roof’s CEO, Jacky Oliver, travelled to the Nakuru region of Kenya in the second half of July to run some training sessions for pastors. Jacky spoke about the inclusion of disabled people, an idea which was particularly challenging to those working in... read more »