Orders of service can be made available in braille or large print. We talk about this, and the nuances of following them. “Turn to face the west screen as the cross passes” is easy enough to understand, but hard for people to do when they can’t see the cross!
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
“We don’t have anyone with sight loss in our church.” If you agree with this statement, this episode is for you.
There are many people with sight loss in churches who go unnoticed. In this episode, we offer some tips on how to determine whether someone has sight loss, how to approach them and the most polite ways to offer them help.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
The short answer: loss of vision which cannot be corrected by spectacles or contact lenses.
In this episode, we explain this in more detail and discuss the connotations of the terms sight loss, blindness, partial sight and visual impairment.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
This interview is with singer/songwriter Marilyn Baker who is also a Trustee for Torch Trust.
This interview is with June Barnett, a lady who lives in Melton Mowbray and lost her sight in later life.
This interview is with Julia Chapman, one of Torch’s Trustees.
This interview is with Philippa Lomas, a young parent who has found blindness is no barrier to bringing up two small children.
This interview is with Niall Geddes, who works for Torch as a finance assistant.
This interview is with Chich Hewitt, a retired minister who supports the Sight Loss Friendly Church initiative in Manchester.
