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How Inclusive Is My Congregation?
This simple tool will help you assess how well your congregation is including and engaging people with disabilities in ministry.
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July 9, 2010
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Together, We Create Disability
Together, we create disability. Once we recognize and admit to our participation in other people’s disability, we can begin to remove the barriers to participation that we have erected.
November 4, 2010
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Using Computers for Inclusive Worship
Check out these tips to use computers for inclusive worship.
July 27, 2010
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Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Here are the five titles (summaries of major requirements included) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
January 5, 2010
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Inclusive Communion
As many grains are gathered into one loaf, partaking of the elements binds God’s people together into one. Ironically, when church leaders ignore the unique needs of worshipers with disabilities, some are excluded from the sacrament whose very name includes the word union.
March 26, 2012
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Extending the Welcome Before People Come Through the Door
What can we do to begin to sincerely welcome everyone who seeks fellowship with God through our own congregations? Here are some simple first steps.
December 19, 2011
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Understanding Disability and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
In 1993 the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in North America went on record to heartily recommend full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). What is the ADA really about?
May 6, 2013
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Q & A on the ADA: The Church and the Americans With Disabilities Act
This article discusses questions on the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)—WHAT is the difference between helping people with disabilities as the church has always done (and still does) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)? WHY do we need the ADA? And more.
September 21, 2010
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Ask Your Youth Group to do an Accessibility Audit
How often do young people get to push their pastor or building committee chair around in a wheelchair? Not only will youth in church learn about accessibility and empathy for people with disabilities, they will provide a valuable service to the church leadership.
November 17, 2010
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Universal Design in a Church Setting
Universal design assumes BOTH that people have different needs and different ways of doing the same thing AND that these different people should have equal access to public facilities. How would Universal Design look in a church setting?
June 10, 2010
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Architectural Evangelism
This article demonstrates the effort, time, and cost that many churches in our denomination have undertaken to make their facilities accessible to people with physical impairments.
May 20, 2013
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Accomodating Mental Illness in the Workplace (Canada)
his 20-page guide from a Canadian law firm provides a guideline and offer some practical tips for accommodating workers with mental illness.
May 20, 2013
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Accommodations for Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities (United States)
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws, most employers must provide "reasonable accommodations" to qualified employees with disabilities.
November 15, 2012
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Accessible Worship Services, Meetings, and Presentations
A church that makes its building accessible has taken an important step toward accessibility for people with disabilities. But leaders need to ask whether their communication and programs are accessible.
September 12, 2012
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Paralympics and the Meaning of "Disability"
A great article. Conclusion: "If we hope to have learnt something from the Paralympics, this truth has to be it.
June 6, 2014
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That All May Worship
This print resource was first produced 20 years ago. Disability Concerns has been using it ever since then, because it provides so much helpful information and practical ideas—not just for including people in worship—but in all of church life.
July 21, 2014
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How Accessible Is Your Website?
We often think about accessibility in terms of buildings, but website design can enhance or detract from usefulness too. This evaluator helps webmasters discern what they are doing well and what needs to be improved.
March 12, 2012
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Making Church Communications More User Friendly
Lighthouse International has produced guidelines for print, electronic, and web communication that will help anyone who wants to make their church resources more useful.
July 7, 2011
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Free Conversion from Text to Audio or Text to Braille
RoboBraille is a free, non-commercial provider of document conversions for accessibility.
February 15, 2011
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Practical Tips for Disabilities Act Compliance
The Chicago Community Trust has released Renewing the Commitment: An ADA Compliance Guide for Nonprofits, a free online publication, intended to assist nonprofits, including churches, in understanding the principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and developing their own plans for compliance.
September 29, 2010
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Disability is Natural
Kathie Snow's website has a host of great resources. Don't miss the newsletter sign-up, her articles on people-first language, and that list at the bottom of her homepage.
June 8, 2010
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The AgrAbility Project
According to the website, "The AgrAbility Project was created to assist people with disabilities employed in agriculture."
July 21, 2014
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Knowbility
Knowbility's mission is to ensure barrier-free I.T.—supporting the independence of people with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.
May 12, 2010
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Accessibility in Worship Architecture: Does Your Church Welcome Everyone?
This fine article gives ideas for thinking broadly about building accessibility. Becoming an accessible church involves far more than installing a wheelchair entrance.
February 9, 2010
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Breaking Down Barriers: A Multi-Faith Guide to Accessibility in Places of Worship
This Guide outlines a step-by-step process for making your place of worship accessible to people with disabilities. Although some specifics may not apply, the principles outlined in this guide are useful no matter which province (or state) you live in.