Disability Concerns strongly recommends that churches make an intentional commitment to include people with disabilities in church life by adopting a policy on disability and making this commitment well known within the congregation. Many churches have adopted the following policy; some have adapted the wording for their specific situation.

In keeping with biblical teachings, with our doctrinal standards, and with various decisions of the synods of the Christian Reformed Church in North America regarding people with disabilities we, the council of __________________________, adopt the following policy.

1. In this church of Christ we value people with disabilities, like all other people, as created in the image of God, as partners to his covenant and as subjects in his kingdom.
2. We consider all people, those with and without disabilities, to have gifts from the Holy Spirit, and we encourage them all to enrich congregational life by practicing their faith and using their gifts and talents in worship, service, study and leadership.
3. We will endeavor to integrate people with disabilities into all programs and activities sponsored by the church. This includes worship services, church education, support groups, study and prayer groups, book clubs, and sports activities, etc.
4. We will ascertain and attend to the special spiritual, physical and psychological needs of those affected by disabilities, and will offer training to office bearers to deal with disability issues and to raise awareness in our congregation.
5. We will modify any policy, practice, procedure or architecture that tends to exclude people with disabilities from any aspect of congregational life.