You don’t have to be an expert to get started, there are many resources available about accessibility. Lichfield Diocese has many resources that are available below. Lichfield Diocese resources fall into two categories. Those that focus on specific differences and about ways of being more accessible as a church. There are resources available from national organisations. And resources from the national church are availble in Barrier Free Belonging and Church Support Hub. Alongside our Enabling All work, Revd Susan Myatt leads our diocesan Deaf Church.
There are a number of resources that can be found on Enabling All's You tube channel and on Facebook and on the pages below
We passionately believe that disabled and neurodivergent people in our congregations are the experts on the barriers they experience and what would make a difference. Our network meetings empower one another to share this experience more widely. Do you have experience to share?
Below we have gatherd a number of pages of helpful materials. some gatherd from what we’ve learnt so far through connecting with others, much gatherd on our Accessibility Audit page.
We all have gifts to share. What would you like others to know to support their learning? Please get in touch with us to discuss ways we can enable, equip and empower one another across the diocese.
Specific Needs
- Chronic Pain
- Wheelchair users
- Vision Impairment and Blindness
- Autism
- Physical Disability Awareness
- Hearing Loss
Resources about being more accessible
- Enabling All Bitesize Training: Hybrid Services
- Enabling All Bitesize Training: Communicating your Accessibility Online
- Church Wardens Cafe Bitesize Training: Making our churches accessible
- Hearing Loss- Loop
- Clear Print Guidelines
- Accessible Services
- Accessible Buildings
- Audits
- Accessibility for Online Meeting Platforms
Bespoke Training
We can offer training, called Encouraging Understanding which can be delivered in person or online, for groups in Deaneries, Chapters and parishes. We can also come and give a talk about the Enabling All network. We have training that we can deliver on Neurodiversity, disability and accessibility. We have a number of small group courses that we can tell you about.
