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Posted on May 14, 2013, 9:25 am | 1 comment
Topics: Accessibility
I am almost totally isolated, as my son who lives locally sees me near Mother's day, my birthday and near Christmas. We have been doing the drive thru and eating in his car for a few years. It works quite well, tho there are some frags to deal with after. Even with this limited exposure, I am doing physical harm, but a mom needs to see her family.
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Posted on January 14, 2013, 8:41 pm
Topics: Safe Church Team
“Since only .001 percent of all deaths occur in church, we can easily be lulled into thinking that such things could never happen to us. And yet the sad truth is, such things can and do happen to us. Churches are particularly vulnerable.” - Michael Jackson with the Enrichment Journal.
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Posted on January 7, 2013, 7:49 pm
Topics: Safe Church Team
When gun violence occurs in public places, church members may wonder, “What if gun violence were to occur at my place of worship?” Are our churches prepared to deal with this type of crisis?
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Posted on December 3, 2012, 6:00 am | 12 comments
Topics: Accessibility
The most common symbol for accessibility features an image of someone in a wheelchair—lifeless, helpless, passive. Temporarily able-bodied people tend to look at people who have disabilities that way, seeing need without recognizing capability and giftedness. A new icon pushes that stereotype aside.
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Posted on September 18, 2012, 3:22 pm
Topics: Accessibility
Funding from Canadian government for accessibility projects includes churches. Up to $50K. Hurry! Deadline for application is October 5.
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Posted on March 26, 2012, 4:28 pm
Topics: Accessibility
We like to tell ourselves, “My church welcomes anyone.” But our failure to make our buildings and communication and programs accessible to a wide range of people sends the opposite message.
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Posted on February 15, 2011, 4:05 pm
Topics: Accessibility
Renewing the Commitment: An ADA Compliance Guide for Nonprofits, a free online publication, assists nonprofits, including churches, in understanding the principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and developing their own plans for compliance.
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Posted on February 7, 2011, 2:19 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Facility
You come in early on Tuesday morning and the door is already open at church. It appears the church did not get locked last night. How can you ensure the facility is locked each night without assigning someone to check the doors each night? Here are some ideas for closing procedures to post by your main doors.
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Posted on December 7, 2010, 1:06 pm
Topics: Accessibility
This simple tool* will help you assess how well your congregation is including and engaging people with disabilities in ministry.
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Posted on November 17, 2010, 10:51 am | 5 comments
Topics: Accessibility
Universal design assumes BOTH that people have different needs and different ways of doing the same thing AND that these different people should have equal access to public facilities. How would Universal Design look in a church setting?
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Posted on September 21, 2010, 1:41 pm
Topics: Accessibility
This exhaustive resource for conducting an accessibility audit for a church is free. A mini-audit can be downloaded from the same page too.
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Posted on August 4, 2010, 3:00 pm
Topics: Accessibility
Locking elevators makes about as much sense as keeping the Sunday bulletin in a locked display case.
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Posted on July 20, 2010, 9:00 am
Topics: Accessibility
With the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, it's a good time to reflect on the positive and significant changes brought into the church and into people's lives by this legislation.
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Posted on July 9, 2010, 3:39 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Accessibility
With Rich Dixon's permission, I've copied an entry from his blog, Bouncing Back. In it, Rich applies an excuse analysis to physical accessibility of church buildings. The same analysis could be used to consider accessibility and inclusion in church communications, language used in worship and other settings, educational programming, youth group, small groups, outreach activities, work projects, and all other church related activities.
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Posted on June 16, 2010, 2:29 pm
Topics: Facility
If your church is planning a building or remodeling project, the CRC Loan Fund suggests some resources that you may find valuable as you begin the planning process.
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