Do churches have any legal obligations towards blind and partially sighted people? (Insights Episode 67)
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You may have been wondering whether churches have any legal obligation to make their services accessible to blind and partially sighted people. Linn and Paul discuss what churches have to do and what they ideally should be doing to provide an inclusive environment.
This week’s theme is “Church Family” and we’re sharing the story of how Emma Meade, who is blind, experienced a very frightening fire at her home, but has come through the experience with a new outlook on life thanks to the love poured out around her by her church family.
A blind person brings an ungroomed guide dog to church which poses a health and safety risk. (Insights Episode 66)
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By law, you can’t deny a guide dog in church, but what do you do if the guide dog poses a health and safety risk because it’s ungroomed and the hair gets everywhere? Linn is joined by colleague and former sight loss friendly church advisor Paul Rhodes to unpack this scenario.
Accessible Books for Summer & Celebrating Pentecost
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On this week’s episode we’re celebrating Pentecost and catching up with our lovely book reporter Suzie James who has more wonderful accessible Christian literature to share with us…
A blind person keeps tripping over things and refuse all offers of help (Insights Episode 65)
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In this episode Matthew and Linn discuss what to do if you have a blind person in your congregation who won’t accept any practcal help, perhaps because they have yet to come to terms with their sight loss, or because they’re finding the subject difficult for any other reason.
This week we’re asking ‘is seeing really believing?’ and we’re learning more about two very different people named Thomas: so-called ‘Doubting Thomas’ and Tom Burditt, one of Torch’s newest staff members!
In conversation with Rev Melissa Carter Part 2. (Insights Episode 64
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In the second part of the conversation with Ordained priest Melissa Carter, Melissa and Linn talks about the spiritual side to studying theology as well as Melissa’s passion for children’s spirituality.
On this week’s podcast, we share personal spiritual reflections and life lessons we’ve learned. Join us to be comforted and uplifted by these tales of love and faith.
In Conversation with Rev Melissa Carter Part 1 (Insights Episode 63)
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In this episode, Linn chats to Melissa Carter who is an ordained priest for The Church of England. and registered blind. Melissa talks about her calling to the priesthood at the age of 17, how working in conveyancing prepared her for the role and then the practical aspects and challenges of the training itself.
