Best Use of Resources?

Is it right for me to hope that other people will donate so many of their resources to meet my family’s needs? I wonder ...

Through-the-roofGuest UserFebruary 26, 2016basketball, Upward, disability, grace, skiing, ski, accessibility

5 Stages of Disability Attitudes

Here's pretty terrific tool to help individuals, families, and churches identify their attitudes with people who have disabilities. And disability in general.

Through-the-roofGuest UserNovember 27, 2015disability, accessibility, attitudes, stages, friendship

Going from Off-White to Ivory

Our Sanctuary is a beautiful space with big bright windows, deep moldings, and a high-vaulted ceiling. Wonderful, classical architecture. I still remember when we changed its color.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJune 30, 2015sanctuary, worship, accessibility, change, welcome

Worship Where You Want

My church is doing an awesome job of making our sanctuary more accessible — and man is it hard. Expensive, too.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJune 30, 2015worship, accessibility, sanctuary, renovations

Adaptive Technology — who designs it best?

This article on Slate.com makes a compelling argument for including our kids in the design of the adaptive technology they use.

Through-the-roofGuest UserMay 21, 2015accessibility, design, adaptive, adaptive technology, Slate

The Potential of a Broken Body

The body of The Boy has a lot to teach us about the "Body of Christ."

Through-the-roofGuest UserApril 15, 2015accessibility, broken body, body of christ

Love and Marriage …

What does the future hold for The Boy? And what does a wheelchair wedding look like?

Through-the-roofGuest UserMarch 11, 2015accessibility, wheelchair, wedding, relationships

An Unwanted Perspective on Groceries

Spending just half an hour at The Boy’s level was profoundly uncomfortable. And the problem was about 50% accessibility and 50% psychological.

Through-the-roofGuest UserMarch 4, 2015disability, accessibility, wheelchair

Going Downhill Fast

I expected skiing to be good family time; what I didn’t expect was the sheer joy of doing something with The Boy on equal footing. Out on the slope, anything seems possible.

Through-the-roofGuest UserFebruary 11, 2015disability, accessibility, mosaic, ski, adaptive

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