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Disability Diaries - Part 2: Bursting the Balloon of Fear
To celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday, we're sharing Disability Diaries – stories of disabled people’s lives transformed by church disability inclusion. Deena meets K When I became a Roofbreaker disability champion with Through the Roof, our church put up some publicity posters and several disabled people... read more »
Sensory Processing and Church Accessibility - video now available
The video from our online event 'Sensory Processing and Church Accessibility' with Dr Naomi Graham of Growing Hope is now available on YouTube (@TTRChangesLives): just click the play button on the 'Watch on YouTube' video... read more »
Meet the Bravest of Britain! (Ros' Blog)
I recently had the privilege of talking to Mark McGowan who has just been awarded both the Community Champion award and the Bravest of Britain award in the Charles Holland Awards for Brave Britons 2016, sponsored by Amplifon. Mark is a minister who... read more »
July Podcast!
Our podcast is back, with a brand new edition for July 2014. There'll be another episode next month - please do get in touch and let us know what you think about the podcast - or leave a review on iTunes. We're always looking... read more »
'Amazing Grace' - July 2014 Come Fishing
Here's the latest episode of 'Come Fishing', from Jenny Edwards MBE. Each episode contains news, stories, music, and inspiration. We hope you enjoy it! Follow this link to download July's Through the Roof... read more »
Come Fishing June 2014
Here's the latest episode of 'Come Fishing', from Jenny Edwards MBE. Each episode contains news, stories, music, and inspiration. We hope you enjoy it! Follow this link to download June's Through the Roof... read more »
The New Through the Roof Podcast - March 2014
Philippa Lomas, our Youth Ambassador, has recorded a new podcast, featuring interviews with our CEO, Tim Wood, and our newest member of staff, Training Resources Developer, Ros Dakin. Take a listen, and find out what's going on at TTR. The file is an 8MB... read more »
Supporting Families
We recently found this challenging article on the webpage of 'Children's Work' magazine. The author, Alice Buckley, who regularly blogs at www.playontheword.com writes about the experiences of families with children with additional needs in church. How does... read more »
Hidden disabilities
At Through the Roof we’re aware of many people with various hidden disabilities who struggle daily – not just with their impairment, but with the misunderstandings of others. We hope the following article by Kay Morgan-Gurr and link to a Christian TV programme... read more »
TTR at the Stoke Mandeville Festival
TTR was involved with a community festival at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, celebrating the opening night of the Paralympics. Here's a few thoughts from event organisers, More Than Gold, about the evening. Finally the rain stopped, the sun broke through and people of all ages and... read more »