February 22, 2021
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An Advocate for Life: Remembering Betty Van Deemter
Today we remember advocate Betty Van Deemter, revisiting an article written awhile ago by her friend and fellow advocate, Hank Kuntz.
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February 19, 2021
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A Breakthrough From Feeling Stuck
Lori challenges us to look for the blessings in COVID with the reminder of God being our ever-present help during these times.
February 18, 2021
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Slowing Down to Serve and Be Served
Pastor Dave shares his friendship with his parishioner, Carolyn, that has grown in the midst of the pandemic.
February 17, 2021
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A Scriptural Look at Creating an Accessible Church (Part III of III)
Here are my top choices, out of hundreds of Scriptures that mention impairments and disabilities, to help us understand the Biblical basis of the ADA and the ICF.
February 16, 2021
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How Pandemic Life Opened Up New Access
While the rest of the world collectively mourned the loss of closeness and community, I suddenly found myself a new reason to smile.
February 15, 2021
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Accessibility in a Pandemic
Terry DeYoung, Coordinator for Disability Concerns, RCA, takes stock of all the ways that our society has changed for the better due to the pandemic.
February 3, 2021
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Why Be an Accessible Church? (Part II of III)
This article focuses on why churches should fully adhere to the Americans With Disability Act and mentions some of the obstructions that need to be overcome.
January 28, 2021
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The ADA and The Church (Part I of III)
Disability discrimination by churches and other ministries still diminishes the participation and the core rights of people with disabilities.
December 22, 2020
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The Many Gifts That Phillip Offers His Church
Meet Phillip, a member of Chelwood CRC. He was recently ordained as a deacon in his church. He has shared his unique gifts that God has given him for many years at his church. What a blessing!
December 10, 2020
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How 2020 Challenged Us and Changed Us
As we draw near to the end of 2020, it's important that we take time to both lament and reflect on the important lessons we have learned about community.
December 2, 2020
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About Mental Illnesses and Moral Judgements
God has allowed people to develop mental illnesses for the same reason some people have heart disease or cerebral palsy; it’s a consequence of original sin, and nothing they did.
November 18, 2020
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A Preaching, Traveling Quadriplegic
Traveling when you depend on a ventilator to breath requires a great deal of planning. Caregivers are also a part of the travel plans.
November 16, 2020
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Thoughts on Attributing Genuine Spiritual Experiences to Demons
As I read through the book Finding Jesus in the Storm, I come across parts that are emotionally difficult to deal with. They’re difficult because they make me angry.
November 16, 2020
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Planning, Patience, Flexibility
Mark shares about family trips and the planning involved in order to make sure that his daughter who lives with multiple disabilities was properly cared for and accommodated so that all family members could participate in the vacation.
November 4, 2020
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Lovely Cruise, Sprinkled With Disappointment
Though many important accessibility issues have yet to be addressed, Syd, a paraplegic, encourages those in the disability community to consider traveling and experiencing new places if you can!
November 2, 2020
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A Participant's Reflection on the 2020 Disability Concerns Leadership Training
For a congregation to show agility in accommodating their congregants with disabilities means they cannot continue to do things the way they always did.
October 28, 2020
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My Cousin Élise
Élise was a bright young woman who developed paranoid psychosis at roughly the same age as I did my schizophrenia—around mid-twenties to early thirties. The two illnesses are related. They are both psychotic.
October 20, 2020
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Disability Concerns Book Clubs Announced!
Disability Concerns will be hosting two book clubs: one in November and one in the new year. Join us!
September 23, 2020
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Remembering Our Friend Barb Newman
On June 23 of this year, Barb sent us a message that began, “I heard someone say that there are times in life when you are driving on this great road and you hit a patch of black ice. All of a sudden, life seems quite out of control."
September 15, 2020
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The Narrative of Suicide
September is suicide prevention month. In order to address this epidemic, we need to share our stories. Here is one such story.
August 29, 2020
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Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event 2020 Recap
Disability Concerns hosted their first fully online Leadership Training event this year! It was a very successful event that focused on the theme of agility.
July 31, 2020
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At the Intersection of Racism and Ableism
Social distancing has not stopped many of us from speaking out for an end to the killing of unarmed black men and women by police. Did you know that 30 to 80 percent of those killed have been persons with some type of disability?
July 26, 2020
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Happy Anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act!
30 years ago today, the US adopted landmark civil rights legislation called the Americans with Disabilities Act. The worst barriers faced by people with disabilities usually result from attitudes and environments that we all create and could change.
July 13, 2020
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On Hatred and Mental Illness
Since his behavior was not normal, some people assumed that it must have been mental illness.
July 13, 2020
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One Response to Racism and Ableism
People of color and people with disabilities both are harmed by long-held parallel beliefs or practices that devalue, discriminate, and oppress them because of their identity.