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RampUp

RampUp promotes the inclusion and participation of persons with disability in faith communities. The group also looked at solutions for the situation.

Around 2006 several individuals (disabled and non-disabled) in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg started discussing the situation of persons with disabilities in churches. Many shared their experiences of exclusion - and in some cases serious neglect (e.g. churches not making any effort to enable the participation of persons with disability in the life of the church). The first step towards addressing the situation came about in 2011 when an academic research project was completed on the topic ‘The experiences of persons with disabilities in faith communities’. The results showed a serious need for raising awareness towards inclusion. The RampUp website was launched in November 2011. It contains material written by persons with disabilities and gives suggestions towards inclusion and an atmosphere of belonging in faith communities. The website has many downloadable documents on the following topics:
- General guidelines to inclusion;
- Guidelines for accessibility of church buildings, worship services and all activities of the local church;
- A Biblical view of disability;
- The annual Disability Awareness Sunday. For us the term ‘RampUp’ refers to increasing the intensity of churches' actively enabling persons with disability to participate in church activities. In other words:

- Ramping up peoples’ attitudes to be welcoming;
- Ramping up buildings to be more accessible;
- Ramping up our ability to be an inclusive community;
- Ramping up the interaction between disabled and non-disabled groups (‘us and them’ mentality)

In summary, Ramping Up our thinking, attitudes, perceptions, views, and ways of doing to ensure the meaningful contribution and belonging of persons with disability in the church. Write to us at erna@tlm.co.za: share your experiences and opinions, and above all, make suggestions on how to ensure inclusion.

12/11/2025

In life with disability, we often need this reminder:

Sustaining grace does not promise the absence of struggle
but the presence of God

07/11/2025

This is our story, this is our song:
Including persons with disability will enrich life for all of us.

05/11/2025

For the month up to 3 December, it is Disability Rights Awareness Month in South Africa.
We support the initiative of the Diocese of Natal to take part, and raise awareness in church circles, for inclusion and participation.
Indeed, "together we can create a society that values and empowers everyone".

03/11/2025

A great friend of RampUp, Dorothy-Ann Howitson died recently.
A polio survivor with severe disabilities, her faith was the most important part of her life.
A leader in her church and of great help to us during the beginning years of RampUp.
We honour her as a hero of faith and an advocate for justice for persons with disabilities.

31/10/2025

A thought provoking story of the actor Jordan Ross, who is a person with a disability, acting in the film The Chosen. This is helpful to develop our understanding of what it means to be healed (or not) from a disability.

29/10/2025

While the RampUp website has a wealth of information for churches to grow as inclusive communities, we also like to share the information of similar websites.
We gladly refer you to the website of Faith and Disability - with their lovely Congregation Practice Guide https://www.wheaton.edu/wheaton-center-for-faith-and-disability/resources/resources-for-congregations/

27/10/2025

October is Dwarfism Awareness month. Another term to use is "persons of Short Stature."
RampUp honours several friends who are persons of short stature, and wesupport them in living their lives to the full.
The story of Melanie Lubbe teaches us the true facts. See the RampUp website at https://rampup.co.za/the-store-room/experience-of-disability-short-stature/

24/10/2025

Merely a thoughtful picture.
Does it perhaps remind us to reach out to a person who may need our touch?

22/10/2025

20/10/2025

RampUp believes that churches can play a pivotal role for persons with disability, ensuring inclusion and belonging in the community of believers:
"The arduous pursuit of reconciliation and justice.:

Would your church participate?

17/10/2025

Trenton, a person with a severe disability:
“God can use me, even in my disability” - see video below.

His disability does not define him - his mother.

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Monday	08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 20:00
Thursday	08:00 - 20:00
Friday	08:00 - 20:00
Saturday	08:00 - 20:00
Sunday	08:00 - 20:00

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Website

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