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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.
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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 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 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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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.
February 19, 2021
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Breaking Barriers Winter 2021
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.
November 23, 2020
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Breaking Barriers Fall 2020
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!
September 25, 2020
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Needing a Community of Support
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?
September 25, 2020
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Surrounded by Support, but Completely Alone
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.
September 25, 2020
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Breaking Barriers - Summer 2020
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.
September 25, 2020
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When the System Fails a Child
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.
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.
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.
September 18, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Fall 2019
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.
May 29, 2019
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Rompiendo Barreras—Primavera 2019
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.
May 29, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Summer 2019
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.
March 9, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Spring 2019
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.
February 27, 2019
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Breaking Barriers - Winter 2019
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.
September 19, 2018
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Breaking Barriers - Fall 2018
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.
June 24, 2018
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장애물 헐기 - 2018 여름
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.
June 14, 2018
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Breaking Barriers - Summer 2018
This issue of Breaking Barriers tells stories of ministry with, for, and by church members 65 and older.
March 21, 2018
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Breaking Barriers - Spring 2018
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.
November 20, 2017
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Breaking Barriers - Winter 2018
Employing People with Disabilities: Workers with disabilities can transform a work environment in unexpected ways. In this issue, Breaking Barriers readers who employ people with disabilities tell stories of lessons learned.
October 17, 2017
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Breaking Barriers Audio Edition
For years, Disability Concerns has mailed Breaking Barriers on cassette tape to people with visual impairments. Though technology has changed, we continue to offer an audio version which you can find here!
September 11, 2017
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Breaking Barriers - Fall 2017
Learning from Children with Disabilities. Children can be teachers, including children with disabilities. In this issue, Breaking Barriers readers tell stories of lessons learned.