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RCA-CRC Disability Concerns Wins 4 Awards in 2022
RCA-CRC Disability Concerns won four awards this year at the "Best of the Church Press" ceremony at the annual Associated Church Press Convention.
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June 3, 2022
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Celebrating Our Gifts (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
My hope is that churches aren’t waiting for teens and young adults to get older to serve the community.
June 3, 2022
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Design and Beauty (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
I felt like I wasn’t allowed to be who I wanted to be, because I had to be the disabled kid.
June 3, 2022
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Connecting Diagnosis and Faith (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
Being diagnosed at 22 also came with other complications: I get told, “You’re young, so you wouldn’t understand chronic pain.”
June 3, 2022
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Differences, But ‘Perfectly Imperfect' (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
...while I’m human, make mistakes like everyone else, and have these physical differences, I’m perfect in God’s eyes, and that’s what matters.
June 3, 2022
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Finding My Way Living With NF (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
In particular, high school was hard because I felt so different from my friends and classmates.
December 3, 2021
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Otoño 21 │ Diferencias en el habla
Nuestras historias en este número presentan a personas que viven con diferencias en el habla y los retos a los que se enfrentan, las adaptaciones que han hecho y el poder de escuchar y ser escuchados.
November 12, 2021
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Therapy Connects Speech Pathways (Fall 2021 Breaking Barriers)
Born with severe childhood apraxia, Norah has been incredibly busy with therapy and activities that help develop her speech and gross motor skills. Her persistence is helping her make great strides!
November 10, 2021
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Restored Through My Eyes (Fall 2021 Breaking Barriers)
"God taught me to adapt to this life when he restored my voice—through my eyes!"
November 8, 2021
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A Countercultural Practice (Breaking Barriers Fall 2021 Editorial)
My friend Cecil lives with Parkinson’s disease. My visits with him are both countercultural and a true delight!
October 22, 2021
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Interrupted, Ignored, and Isolated (Fall 2021 Breaking Barriers)
Although Chris continues to accomplish many goals he has set for himself, he often is ignored, minimized, and isolated from community, including the church.
October 22, 2021
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"What?" Is the Question (Fall 2021 Breaking Barriers)
Though being asked “What?” can be frustrating, Elizabeth interprets the question as a signal someone cares enough to seek understanding of what she is saying, and that they value her as a person.
October 22, 2021
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Breaking Barriers Fall 2021
This issue features articles on people living with speech differences and the challenges they face, adaptations they've made, and the power of listening and being heard.
August 9, 2021
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Breaking Barriers Summer 2021
In this issue of Breaking Barriers, people with and without disabilities share their creative expression in poetry, story, song, and image.
June 25, 2021
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"Wait. You're Disabled!"
For Summer 2021 Breaking Barriers, Terry DeYoung offers an editorial reflection on the intersection of disability and the arts.
June 24, 2021
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The Intersection of Faith, Creativity, and Disability
For Breaking Barriers Summer 2021, Becky Jones shares about her work as an art therapist, working with many clients who live with disabilities and how art is a vehicle for personal expression.
June 24, 2021
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Managing Anxiety through Art and Acting
For Breaking Barriers 2021, Kyla shares about how being involved in theatre and the arts helps her navigate and manage her anxiety.
June 23, 2021
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Quiet Place
Cassie leads worship for First Reformed Church. She wrote this song with a hymn-like structure with these core themes: solitude, community, and mission.
June 23, 2021
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Creative Expressions
Michèle Gyselinck is a regional advocate for Disability Concerns. She lives with schizophrenia and expresses herself creatively through painting. Her art is featured in our Summer 2021 Breaking Barriers Newsletter.
June 22, 2021
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Pillowtalk: Poetic Responses to Adversity
Writing free-verse poems during the first year following his wife's death was cathartic for Ivan. He has shared a few of his poems in the Summer 2021 Breaking Barriers Newsletter.
June 21, 2021
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Of Gardens, Lakes, and Whimsy
Be encouraged by these creative expressions shared by residents of the Brothers and Sisters Homes in Holland, MI.
April 24, 2021
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Editor’s Note: Our Work Toward Equity
In one Disability Concerns workshop exercise, participants are asked to identify a number of personal characteristics that society values, including ones related to ethnicity and ability. Through this, we can begin addressing systems that privilege some but not others.
April 24, 2021
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Breaking Barriers Spring 2021
Individuals share their stories about the unique social challenges and limited opportunities that come with being Black, Indigenous, or a person of color living with a disability.
April 23, 2021
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The Joy I Find in Living with MS
Angela has lived with multiple sclerosis for 35 years, yet how she experienced life with MS was a choice.
April 22, 2021
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Cognitive Disabilities Often Ignored
Yolanda shares her experience of living with an invisible disability within a culture and a community that does not understand her diagnosis or how it will affect her life.