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Beauty from Chaos (Ros' Blog)
I’m writing this four days before my wedding. I’ve been going round my house getting everything ready for my new husband to move in after we’re married, as we’re going to be living here temporarily. I’ve lived here on my own for most of the last nine years,... read more »
Writing Disability (Ros' Blog)
This week’s blog is a guest post by Fiona Veitch Smith. Fiona is a Christian novelist who writes fiction for the general market. She writes of how her third book in the Poppy Denby Investigates series (murder mysteries set in the 1920s) received... read more »
“We May Not Think As Quickly, But We Feel As Deeply” (Ros' Blog)
Two recent encounters give a painfully poignant insight into the reality of lockdown for people with significant learning disabilities. In the first, a young woman is visited by her mother for the first time in 15 weeks since the beginning of lockdown. The meeting... read more »
'A Unique Voice in Lockdown' - the Summer 2020 Vital Link
The Summer 2020 Vital Link is now available! Like everyone, we've had to make a lot of adjustments to keeping working through Coronavirus pandemic, and a lot of our trips or events have had to be postponed. There's still loads of work... read more »
Relating From The Heart (Ros' Blog)
I recently had the privilege of joining a zoom conversation between a young woman and her father who are not currently able to meet up because of lockdown rules. There might seem to be nothing unusual about such a conversation, but what... read more »
Online Event: Learning from Lockdown--Is Online Church the Answer for Disabled People?
Free Online Event Saturday 4th July 10.30 to 12 Spaces are limited: Please register for the event We are excited to invite you to our third free UK-wide online event: read more »
Reflecting on 'Shielding'
Fiona, our Deputy Church Inclusion Coordinator, has posted this great video on Facebook, about her experiences of shielding during the early days of lockdown. It's... read more »
Re-imagining Church: Garden or Window Box? (Ros' Blog)
Today's blog post was originally featured on Ros' personal blog -- you can find the post by following this link. There is an ongoing debate about the closure of church buildings... read more »
Online Event: 'Disabled People's Insights For The Church During Lockdown'
Online EventSaturday 20th June10.30 - 12.00Join us on Zoom This event is free, but places are limited: Please follow this link to register We are excited to invite you to our second UK-wide online event: Disabled people's insights for the church... read more »
My Disability Was No Limit For God (Ros' Blog)
This week we have a guest blog from Julia Mitchell. Julia is a longstanding supporter of Through the Roof who was born with cerebral palsy, which caused her to have difficulty in various aspects of life including speaking and walking. During the... read more »