Disability Concerns

We hope your congregations are gearing up for Disability Awareness Sunday on October 21. Rev. Miriam Spies has offered a reflection based on the gospel lesson from Mark.  

This fall, I am spending time with the story of the man born blind in John 9.  I am in midst of writing an academic paper around ministry, leadership, and disability, and some of that work might spill out in my CRCNA work!

Crabtree argues that denominational and regional association leaders must derive success through others.

This three-minute video introduces viewers to the ministry of Christian Reformed Disability Concerns. 

To eliminate the Affordable Care Act without simultaneously replacing it with an alternative jeopardizes its recognized progress and puts ongoing access to comprehensive, affordable coverage for people with disabilities at risk.

Here’s a thought to ponder: if the 50 million people with disabilities in the U.S. voted as a block, they would decide every single election for president.

Belonging, purpose, and value cannot be accomplished on one’s own, but must come through involvement in a community. What better community for this to happen in, than the people of God?

We sometimes hear the phrases “the poorest of the poor” or “the least of these.” Interested in knowing who they are? 

These questions are a resource for people who want to question U.S. candidates for federal, state, and local office about their positions on issues that affect people with disabilities. 

Compassion for suffering, protection of vulnerable people and celebration and affirmation of life are three reasons why I am pro-life and oppose assisted suicide.

This mandate spells out purpose, general duties, accountability, membership, length of service, and meeting frequency for a disability committee. 

With the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the CRC and RCA are highlighting this significant civil rights legislation by reaffirming their full support of people with disabilities.