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Disability Concerns Canada Conference Re-Imagined
The conference was scheduled for April 25 at Community CRC in Kitchener, ON. Now it will be hosted as a series on Thursdays in October at 12 pm Eastern. Join us!
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June 23, 2020
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Resources for Disability Week and Disability Sunday 2020
People with disabilities tend to be highly agile because they must navigate physical and social structures that are created by and for people who do not have disabilities.
June 16, 2020
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Disability Concerns Children’s Ministry Resources
Resources to help all children feel like they are a vital part of the community.
June 10, 2020
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Disability Concerns Ministry Bookshelf
An extensive list of books about disabilities and the Christian community.
May 22, 2020
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Save the Date! Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event 2020
We are excited to announce we will be offering our annual Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event online this year! Save the date for August 5 and 6, 2020.
May 12, 2020
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Understanding Advocacy and Access for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Every church should be a place where everyone belongs and everyone serves, but often people with disabilities are inadvertently overlooked and not able to participate fully in the life of the church.
May 12, 2020
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How to Fully Include People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision at Meetings or Events
This document offers guidelines for planning meetings and events to ensure that all participants with visual impairments can participate fully and safely.
May 12, 2020
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Addressing Disempowering Attitudes Toward People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
This article identifies several disempowering attitudes that create a lack of trust in the church of people who are blind or have low vision.
May 12, 2020
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Best Practices for Accessible Communication in Churches
In this article, we offers tips and resources for providing the same information that sighted people benefit from to those with visual impairments.
May 12, 2020
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Socializing Issues for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
This article addresses socializing issues for people who are blind or have low vision. It's presented in a format that names six common challenges and offers solutions for each one.
April 16, 2020
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Helping Kids Include Kids….With Autism
Barbara Newman's book Helping Kids Include Kids with Disabilities is a great resource for all leaders working with children. Included in this post is a pdf of Barbara's chapter on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
April 6, 2020
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The Role of a Disability Advocate during COVID-19
A resource (check-in, call script, planning guidelines) for all Regional Advocates and Church Advocates to help support their church community in the midst of COVID-19.
April 6, 2020
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Advance Directives and 5 Wishes: Now Is the Time to Make Your Wishes Known
A living will (also called an advance directive) identifies the kind of medical care you want or don't want in times of serious illness. If you haven't had those conversations yet, now is the time.
April 6, 2020
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Disability Concerns Resources for COVID-19
Disability Concerns has assembled a list of support services and resources in the wake of COVID-19. We hope this will be helpful if you are caring for people with disabilities in your community.
March 30, 2020
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2020년 봄호: 시각장애와 실명
시각 장애가 있거나 시각을 잃은 필자들이 일상과 교회 안에서 겪은 환영과 거부, 그리고 그들의 삶에서 자신의 길을 찾는 이야기를 나눕니다
March 24, 2020
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Rompiendo Barreras—Primavera 2020
Aquellos con impedimentos visuales o ceguera nos comparten historias de acogida, de rechazo, y de cómo encuentran su camino en la vida y en la iglesia.
March 23, 2020
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Missed Opportunities for Belonging
Jeannette Versteeg is Evan's mom. She is his #1 advocate, working to ensure that his community fully embraces him. Often she runs into roadblocks because Evan has Down Syndrome.
March 17, 2020
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Breaking Barriers—Spring 2020
People with visual impairments or blindness tell stories of welcome, rejection, and finding their way in life and in the church.
January 8, 2020
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Rompiendo Barreras—Invierno 2019
Las medicinas: Muchas son las personas que toman medicinas para el dolor, para la artritis reumática, para las convulsiones, y para muchas otras razones. En esta edición, los autores describirán el papel que las medicinas tienen en sus vidas, y el impacto de su fe en Dios.
January 6, 2020
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장애를 넘어서 - 2020년 겨울호
약물: 많은 사람들은 통증, 류마티스 관절염, 발작 등의 이유로 약을 복용합니다. 이번 호에서는 필자들이 자신들의 일상에서 겪은 약물의 역할과 약 복용이 신앙에 어떤 영향을 주는지 그들이 겪은 경험을 나눕니다.
December 5, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Winter 2020
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.
December 4, 2019
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A Discussion on Academic Ableism With Dr. Jay Dolmage
Dr. Jay Dolmage is a professor at the University of Waterloo. Recently he spoke on Academic Ableism at Western Theological Seminary. He has shared many great resources with us in this article.
October 24, 2019
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장애를 넘어서 - 2019년 가을호
청각장애가 있거나 청각장애를 지닌 가족과 함께 사는 필자들이 일상에서 겪는 개인적인 어려움과 청각장애가 교회 안에서 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 그들의 경험을 나눕니다.
October 3, 2019
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Rompiendo Barreras—Otoño 2019
La sordera y los problemas de auditivos: Los autores que tienen problemas de audición o viven con familiares sordos describen sus desafíos personales y de qué forma la sordera impacta sus experiencias en la iglesia.
October 1, 2019
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Mental Health Awareness Week October 6 to 12
For Mental Health Awareness Week (Oct 6-12) we encourage your church to develop greater awareness of the one in five people among us who have mental health issues and to consider ways to minister with them.