Additional Needs Alliance
@addneedsalliance.bsky.social
Encouraging convos about children & teens who have additional needs/disabilities (In the context of faith dev & church).
Resourcing the church to make inclusion a reality.
Strengthening faith regardless of ability.
Creating a passion for action & change.
Resourcing the church to make inclusion a reality.
Strengthening faith regardless of ability.
Creating a passion for action & change.
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We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.
We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.
We're so sad to hear of Jonathan Bryan's passing.
Our love and our prayers are with his family and his friends.
It was wonderful to see him on songs of praise a few weeks back with his good friend Alaric - a very impactful interview.
#EyeCanWrite
#EyeCanTalk
Our love and our prayers are with his family and his friends.
It was wonderful to see him on songs of praise a few weeks back with his good friend Alaric - a very impactful interview.
#EyeCanWrite
#EyeCanTalk
June 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We're so sad to hear of Jonathan Bryan's passing.
Our love and our prayers are with his family and his friends.
It was wonderful to see him on songs of praise a few weeks back with his good friend Alaric - a very impactful interview.
#EyeCanWrite
#EyeCanTalk
Our love and our prayers are with his family and his friends.
It was wonderful to see him on songs of praise a few weeks back with his good friend Alaric - a very impactful interview.
#EyeCanWrite
#EyeCanTalk
Spring Harvest in Skegness starts today.
Please pray for:
Additional needs teams supporting kids/teens/young adults.
@counteveryonein running a programme for adults with learning disabilities.
Signs of God Interpreting for Deaf guests.
Speech to text stenographer.
& onsite disability Consultant.
Please pray for:
Additional needs teams supporting kids/teens/young adults.
@counteveryonein running a programme for adults with learning disabilities.
Signs of God Interpreting for Deaf guests.
Speech to text stenographer.
& onsite disability Consultant.
April 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Spring Harvest in Skegness starts today.
Please pray for:
Additional needs teams supporting kids/teens/young adults.
@counteveryonein running a programme for adults with learning disabilities.
Signs of God Interpreting for Deaf guests.
Speech to text stenographer.
& onsite disability Consultant.
Please pray for:
Additional needs teams supporting kids/teens/young adults.
@counteveryonein running a programme for adults with learning disabilities.
Signs of God Interpreting for Deaf guests.
Speech to text stenographer.
& onsite disability Consultant.
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A statement from Disability Rights UK.
March 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A statement from Disability Rights UK.
Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay2025!
Who's wearing their bright/odd socks today?
The theme this year is "Improve Our Support Systems".
You can find out more here: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/2025-theme
Who's wearing their bright/odd socks today?
The theme this year is "Improve Our Support Systems".
You can find out more here: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/2025-theme
2025 Theme - World Down Syndrome Day
The theme is the message that we are asking supporters to share on and around World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March 2025.
www.worlddownsyndromeday.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay2025!
Who's wearing their bright/odd socks today?
The theme this year is "Improve Our Support Systems".
You can find out more here: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/2025-theme
Who's wearing their bright/odd socks today?
The theme this year is "Improve Our Support Systems".
You can find out more here: www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/2025-theme
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It's my turn on the 'Blind Faith' podcast from Torch Trust.
Many don't realise I have a visual impairment - just because it's so variable (and I compensate well!).
So here I am being very honest about it...
It's around 20 minutes long, so grab a coffee & have a listen.
youtu.be/yGdBWWtUWUc?...
Many don't realise I have a visual impairment - just because it's so variable (and I compensate well!).
So here I am being very honest about it...
It's around 20 minutes long, so grab a coffee & have a listen.
youtu.be/yGdBWWtUWUc?...
Blind Faith Podcast - Kay
YouTube video by Torch Trust on Video
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February 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's my turn on the 'Blind Faith' podcast from Torch Trust.
Many don't realise I have a visual impairment - just because it's so variable (and I compensate well!).
So here I am being very honest about it...
It's around 20 minutes long, so grab a coffee & have a listen.
youtu.be/yGdBWWtUWUc?...
Many don't realise I have a visual impairment - just because it's so variable (and I compensate well!).
So here I am being very honest about it...
It's around 20 minutes long, so grab a coffee & have a listen.
youtu.be/yGdBWWtUWUc?...
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This is an extreme example, but the insistence that people have to be healed (something many Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people have to put up with on a daily basis) is dangerous and wrong.
premierchristian.news/us/news/arti...
premierchristian.news/us/news/arti...
church group denied sick girl life-saving medicine - Premier Christian News | Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis
Fourteen members of a church group have been described as wanting to 'play God' as they watched a young girl slowly die after withholding her life-saving medication.
premierchristian.news
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is an extreme example, but the insistence that people have to be healed (something many Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people have to put up with on a daily basis) is dangerous and wrong.
premierchristian.news/us/news/arti...
premierchristian.news/us/news/arti...
Young adults with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die from treatable causes, a new study has shown.
news.stv.tv/west-central...
news.stv.tv/west-central...
Young adults with learning disabilities 'nine times more likely to die from treatable causes'
The risk of premature mortality in adults with learning disabilities is three times higher compared with adults in the general population, study finds.
news.stv.tv
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Young adults with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die from treatable causes, a new study has shown.
news.stv.tv/west-central...
news.stv.tv/west-central...
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NEW BLOG POST: What Does Disability Look Like?
"There isn't one 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head saying 'I'm disabled'!"
#spoonie #Disability #invisibleillness
hannahshope.co.uk/what-does-di...
"There isn't one 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head saying 'I'm disabled'!"
#spoonie #Disability #invisibleillness
hannahshope.co.uk/what-does-di...
What Does Disability Look Like? - Hannah's Hope
You don't 'look' disabled. But what does disability look like? There isn't a 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head!
hannahshope.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW BLOG POST: What Does Disability Look Like?
"There isn't one 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head saying 'I'm disabled'!"
#spoonie #Disability #invisibleillness
hannahshope.co.uk/what-does-di...
"There isn't one 'look'. We don't go around with a sticker on our head saying 'I'm disabled'!"
#spoonie #Disability #invisibleillness
hannahshope.co.uk/what-does-di...
We're packed up & ready to go for #HiH25!
Do come & see us on our stand - there's some free fiddle toy prayers to take away!
We're speaking in seminars in all slots, so you won't see us on the stand at those times, but you can still explore the prayers & then return to chat later!
Do come & see us on our stand - there's some free fiddle toy prayers to take away!
We're speaking in seminars in all slots, so you won't see us on the stand at those times, but you can still explore the prayers & then return to chat later!
February 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We're packed up & ready to go for #HiH25!
Do come & see us on our stand - there's some free fiddle toy prayers to take away!
We're speaking in seminars in all slots, so you won't see us on the stand at those times, but you can still explore the prayers & then return to chat later!
Do come & see us on our stand - there's some free fiddle toy prayers to take away!
We're speaking in seminars in all slots, so you won't see us on the stand at those times, but you can still explore the prayers & then return to chat later!
We're 12 today!
And what a journey it's been so far.
We hope + pray we can continue to speak out on behalf of those with additional needs and disabilities in 'The Church'.
And what a journey it's been so far.
We hope + pray we can continue to speak out on behalf of those with additional needs and disabilities in 'The Church'.
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We're 12 today!
And what a journey it's been so far.
We hope + pray we can continue to speak out on behalf of those with additional needs and disabilities in 'The Church'.
And what a journey it's been so far.
We hope + pray we can continue to speak out on behalf of those with additional needs and disabilities in 'The Church'.
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Just found that an interview I did for @christiandailyintl.bsky.social in December has made it onto the World Evangelical Alliance website! 😀
children.worldea.org/interview-un...
children.worldea.org/interview-un...
[Interview] Understanding children with additional needs, so our churches can be places of welcome and belonging - WEA Children's Network
In an interview with Christian Daily International, Mark Arnold - also known as the additional needs blogfather - shares valuable insights into what it means for churches to provide a welcoming enviro...
children.worldea.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just found that an interview I did for @christiandailyintl.bsky.social in December has made it onto the World Evangelical Alliance website! 😀
children.worldea.org/interview-un...
children.worldea.org/interview-un...
We agree!
Meme from @holistichv.bsky.social
Meme from @holistichv.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We agree!
Meme from @holistichv.bsky.social
Meme from @holistichv.bsky.social
Our friends at Pondering Platypus Resources have created another 'Fiddle Toy Prayer'.
It was designed for Kid's leaders, but it could be helpful to anyone.
Doesn't have to be a 'stretchy man', an elastic band will do!
Feeling overloaded? This is for you.
www.theponderingplatypus.com/fidget-toy-p...
It was designed for Kid's leaders, but it could be helpful to anyone.
Doesn't have to be a 'stretchy man', an elastic band will do!
Feeling overloaded? This is for you.
www.theponderingplatypus.com/fidget-toy-p...
A Fiddle Toy Prayer for those who feel overstretched
Many people can feel overstretched for many reasons. Use this simple prayer to help you talk to God about what is overstretching you and how you feel.
www.theponderingplatypus.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our friends at Pondering Platypus Resources have created another 'Fiddle Toy Prayer'.
It was designed for Kid's leaders, but it could be helpful to anyone.
Doesn't have to be a 'stretchy man', an elastic band will do!
Feeling overloaded? This is for you.
www.theponderingplatypus.com/fidget-toy-p...
It was designed for Kid's leaders, but it could be helpful to anyone.
Doesn't have to be a 'stretchy man', an elastic band will do!
Feeling overloaded? This is for you.
www.theponderingplatypus.com/fidget-toy-p...
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A good morning at diocesan house leading additional needs training. A lovely group of people wanting to make their groups places of belonging for every child and young person. Lots of good conversations with them afterwards too 🙂
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A good morning at diocesan house leading additional needs training. A lovely group of people wanting to make their groups places of belonging for every child and young person. Lots of good conversations with them afterwards too 🙂
Read that again....
Labour admitted that would not implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into law at the election.
We should have seen this cull of Disability benefits coming.
I look at the Disabled kids at my daughters college, vying for a future, & I dread what will happen to them.
We should have seen this cull of Disability benefits coming.
I look at the Disabled kids at my daughters college, vying for a future, & I dread what will happen to them.
January 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Read that again....
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"...What would be more helpful is to acknowledge that life sucks at the moment.
That acknowledgement could literally be a life saver for some ".
www.e-n.org.uk/comment/do-y...
That acknowledgement could literally be a life saver for some ".
www.e-n.org.uk/comment/do-y...
Do you let suffering become a competition?
'It’s not a competition!' This is a common phrase for me, especially when surrounded by competitive men.When I ran camps, 'competitiveness' was often an issue with male leaders - often to the point of...
www.e-n.org.uk
January 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"...What would be more helpful is to acknowledge that life sucks at the moment.
That acknowledgement could literally be a life saver for some ".
www.e-n.org.uk/comment/do-y...
That acknowledgement could literally be a life saver for some ".
www.e-n.org.uk/comment/do-y...
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Great to spend this evening running the Urban Saints ‘All Inclusive?’ Supporting Children and Young People with Additional Needs - training session for the team at Falkirk Baptist Church (online)
A really great group of enthusiastic leaders committed to helping every child & young person to belong.
A really great group of enthusiastic leaders committed to helping every child & young person to belong.
January 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Great to spend this evening running the Urban Saints ‘All Inclusive?’ Supporting Children and Young People with Additional Needs - training session for the team at Falkirk Baptist Church (online)
A really great group of enthusiastic leaders committed to helping every child & young person to belong.
A really great group of enthusiastic leaders committed to helping every child & young person to belong.
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One of their children’s groups meets at an office at the BBC building next door… very exited that I got to see the TARDIS and a Dalek while there! 😀
January 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
One of their children’s groups meets at an office at the BBC building next door… very exited that I got to see the TARDIS and a Dalek while there! 😀
We're certainly looking forward to serving there....we're going to be busy dashing around the different sessions to add info on what each subject means in connection with additional needs/disability.
If you want to chat about additional needs in your church - find us on our stand.
If you want to chat about additional needs in your church - find us on our stand.
It's almost time for the Hand in Hand Conf!
The @addneedsalliance.bsky.social have a stand where these will be turned into free simple prayer activities.
A team from the ANA will be speaking in many sessions to give an add needs perspective on the subjects.
Book here: www.handinhandconference.com
The @addneedsalliance.bsky.social have a stand where these will be turned into free simple prayer activities.
A team from the ANA will be speaking in many sessions to give an add needs perspective on the subjects.
Book here: www.handinhandconference.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're certainly looking forward to serving there....we're going to be busy dashing around the different sessions to add info on what each subject means in connection with additional needs/disability.
If you want to chat about additional needs in your church - find us on our stand.
If you want to chat about additional needs in your church - find us on our stand.
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We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.
We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.
January 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.
We are a group of like minded people who believe that all children & teens with additional needs/disabilities & their families should find a welcome in church.
The ANA was set up 12 yrs ago by @platypuskay.bsky.social l and @markjarnold.bsky.social
See our bio for our aims.