People who rely on facial expressions and lipreading to communicate are finding communication difficult during the coronavirus outbreak. For example, on phone calls or when someone is wearing a face covering. Action on Hearing Loss’s Communication Tips Card shares things people can do about these difficulties. It gives one set of tips for people who…
By a member of SCDG. This article is available as a Word Document, Word and as a PDF Document PDF A local church has devised a new way under lockdown of letting its members listen to its church services. By providing this option, the church is including someone who is visually impaired, and others…
This article has been prepared by a member of SCDG. It is available in 2 formats, Word and PDF for ease of reading. Word PDF
Dalziel St. Andrews Parish Church in Motherwell has provided support for the hard of hearing for some time. They have BSL signing and words on their recorded services. As a starter look at their website. Here are links to their more recent services: Sunday 11 April …
During this lockdown we have been unable to attend Church the Building although we are still part of Church the People. We miss things we are used to, we miss giving praise to our Lord, we miss joining in with our worship through song. However we can still see the words and sing along to…
This guide suggests things that local churches can do to include dyslexic people. It’s available to download here in Word (so that you can edit it if you need to e.g. change the background colour) and PDF (for printing). The guide is comprehensive and signposts to sources of further information. It is written with dyslexic adults in…
Faith in Older People At a recent seminar in Allan Park South Church, Stirling there was a presentation by Faith in Older people. This is an Edinburgh based charity with a newly released learning resource entitled ‘One step at a time’. One step at a time Their website has a wealth of information. Please visit: …
Playlist for life – Music for Dementia Playlist for Life is a charity founded in 2013 by writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson after the death of her mother, Mamie, who had dementia. More than 20 years of scientific research shows that listening to a personal playlist can make living with dementia easier and happier. Building…
Toilet Talk At a recent seminar in Allan Park South Church, Stirling there was a presentation on the subject of toilets. It is surprising how, with a bit of care and organisation, toilet facilities within our churches can be made more useable for members of our congregations who have dementia. Professor Mary Marshall is one…
We have already have some information from Aurora. She has more tips to offer: Top-tips