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Disability
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During the pandemic, people with disabilities found that some barriers to participation actually were removed. The articles in this issue tell a few of those stories of unexpected access.
Out of adversity grew a larger sense of community.
Traveling with a disability can be challenging, if not difficult, and memories of such adventures can be instructive, hurtful, hilarious, and more. Read about some of these adventures!
Living with blindness means relying on the support of others to guide you through life at times. Traveling is one of those times.
For me, traveling mostly involves managing motion sickness. Still, I count my blessings, because traveling for many others living with disabilities is much more complicated than it is for me.
While the individual living with FASD may have a challenging time sustaining relationships, the family that surrounds this person could benefit from community support. How can we support each other?
While a family had the best of intentions welcoming an adopted child into their home, the information on how to support a child with FASD has been lacking.
The Summer 2020 issue features parents of loved ones living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder come to grips with the realities of this unexpected, difficult, lifelong disability.
This article offers encouragement, reassurance, and hope to caregivers and those who are supporting individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD).
Tasked with raising her two grandchildren, a grandmother shares her heartbreaking journey of trying to support her eldest granddaughter who was diagnosed with an alcohol-related neurological disorder.
This article is part of our Summer 2020 Breaking Barriers. This installment focuses on parents of loved ones living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month. Mental Health Ministries has created resources to support our faith communities as we work towards ensuring everyone has proper access to mental health care.
People with visual impairments or blindness tell stories of welcome, rejection, and finding their way in life and in the church.
Many designers place form over function, thereby excluding some members of their congregation from participation in worship. Learn how your church can become more accessible.
Many people take medications for pain, for rheumatoid arthritis, for seizures, and for other reasons. In this issue, authors describe the role of medication in their lives and its impact on their faith in God.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing—Authors who are hard of hearing or live with family members with hearing loss describe personal challenges and how hearing loss impacts their experience in the church.
There is one article specific to the Canadian context, but the remainder of the pieces are must-reads all over North America.
La enfermedad mental y la práctica espiritual: Los autores describen de qué manera la enfermedad mental de un ser querido o la suya propia han formado su fe y practica espiritual en la que se entrecruzan los ritmos del bienestar mental, la vida devocional y el discipulado personal.
Down syndrome—Authors describe some of the joys and challenges they and their church have experienced in loving and living with someone with Down syndrome.
Mental Health and Spiritual Practice—Authors describe how their own or a loved one’s mental illness has shaped their faith and spiritual practice where the rhythms of mental wellness, devotional life, and personal discipleship intersect.
In this issue people who are involved in disability advocacy describe how and why they engage in advocacy with people who have disabilities and the challenges they face.
Inclusive Small Groups: This issue describes how people with and without disabilities such as hearing loss, intellectual disability, dementia, and mental illnesses have been welcomed in small group ministry.
주제 : 노화 및 장애. 교회 및 북미 전역의 평균 연령은 계속 증가하고 장애인의 비율도 연령에 따라 증가합니다. 이번 장애물 헐기는 65세 이상의 교회 회원들과 함께 사역에 대한 이야기를 전합니다.
This issue of Breaking Barriers tells stories of ministry with, for, and by church members 65 and older.
Churches can help people with disabilities feel welcome (or not welcome) in their worship. The articles in this issue of Breaking Barriers describe a variety of ways people with disabilities contribute in worship.