Support and advice for churches as well as empowering the involvement in church life of people with disabilities.

 

For further information contact Revd Dr Cynthia Fox.

Diocesan Adviser on Disability
Tel: 01924 499112
Cynthia is also curate in the Brighouse and Clifton Team Parish.

 

Cynthia is available to support, encourage and advise churches on disability issues.
She is also willing to address groups within the diocese on different aspects of disability.

Please contact her if you are interested in forming a small group to promote disability awareness in the diocese. Clergy or laity welcome.

 

Letter to clergy - November 2007 (pdf 26kb)

 

Recommended reading:

The Disabled God - Towards a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy Eiesland, Nashville: Abingdon Press (1994).

Making a world of Difference - Christian Reflections on Disability by Roy McCloughry and Wayne Morris, London: SPCK (2002) .

Deconstructing Miracles From Thoughtless Indifference to Honouring Disabled People W.Graham Monteith, Edinburgh: Scottish Christian Press (2005).

 

Useful contacts:

Church Action on Disability
50 Scruton Street, London EC2A 4PH
Tel. 020 7452 2085. Co–ordinator : Wayne Morris

 

Disability Rights Commission for advice and publications
7th floor 222 Gray’s Inn Road, London.WC1 8HL Tel. 08457622633, superceded by the Equality and Humans Rights Commission

 

Through the Roof produces comprehensive information on accessibility in churches. Director: Paul Dickens:
Churches for All Director: Jane Young.
Global House, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5AD. Tel. 01372 749955.

 

Recommended websites:

Royal National Institute for the Blind

Scope – the main UK organisation for people with cerebral palsy

Focus on disability - an excellent resource of general information regarding disability in the UK.

The Royal Association for Deaf People