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• Sunday Breakfast

Gordon Temple from Churches for All, kicking off the week. How can your church be involved? Can your church host a Luke 14 Banquet?

• Worship at Home

Feature 1: Church for people with sight loss.

• Reflections

Alan's Sight Loss: To mark the first of two Disability Sundays Reflections producer Rachel Dalby speaks to Alan Whetherly about his sight loss. Alan became partially sighted at the age of nine, and struggled to be included by his friends and family. Alan, who is the youth leader at Through the Roof - a Christian organisation that helps disabled people and their families - has since succeeded in many areas, including athletics, tennis and sports management.

• Inspirational Breakfast

Tim Wood from Through the Roof on the importance of the Paralympics. What legacy could it leave us?

• Premier Drive 

Feature 2: Church for the hard of hearing.

• Inspirational Breakfast 

Diana and Victoria Webster, authors of So Many Everests: From Cerebral Palsy to Casualty Consultant will be speaking to John Pantry from Helsinki. Dr Victoria Webster was born with cerebral palsy, which resulted in a speech defect and some other disabilities. Determined to use her considerable talents to the utmost, she grew up to become a doctor - and the first to specialise in Accident and Emergency medicine in a Nordic country. Diana, Victoria's mother and co-author, was equally determined that her daughter should do everything that she could, and together they battled with society's view of disability.

• Woman to Woman 

Advisor the Catholic Bishops Conference, Cristina Gangemi talks disability theology. Why are some people born with disabilities?

• Premier Drive 

Feature 3: Church for wheelchair users.

Wednesday 5th September

• Inspirational Breakfast 

Throughout her high school career Steph Reid was a consummate athlete. In 2000, at 16 years old, she lost her right foot to engine propellers in a boating accident, in an instant her life changed and her athletic ambitions were shattered. Hear her amazing story as she talks about her battle with her faith and overcoming adversity to become a Paralympic hopeful.

• Woman to Woman 

Rebecca Elliott, author of Just Because and Sometimes, and mother of a severely disabled child.

• Premier Drive 

Feature 4: Church for those with learning difficulties.

• Woman to Woman 

Stef Reid, Team GB Paralympian tells us her story – including what caused her to lose a leg, how her faith has helped her, and competing at the Games!

• Premier Drive 

Feature 5: Access to Churches.

• Premier Drive 

Feature 6: Church for those with mental health issues.

• Big Breakfast 

Feature 7: Church for those on the autism spectrum.

• Sunday Breakfast 

Former Paralympian, Alan Wheatherley, tells his story.

• Reflections

Alan's Calling: In the second of two programmes to mark Disability Sunday, Reflections producer Rachel Dalby speaks to Through the Roof’s Alan Whetherly about his calling into Christian youth work. Alan’s life had been torn apart by addiction when he felt God calling him in a new direction. His work has since taken him to far flung places, but he’s about to launch a brand new project for young people here in the UK.