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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.
If it is true that people are excluded from church for social- skill reasons, what changes might be instituted within the social environment that would benefit not only persons with disabilities but the larger population as well? What “social ramp” would cause more people to have access and find social acceptance?
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.
According to a new study, hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is good for business. Yet 85% of those are unemployed. HuffPost Live looks at a new initiative that aims to change this.
This short litany, which can be read in unison, affirms that each member of the community is valued and loved.
The Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition has helpful resources for congregations to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
The urgency and even panic in the host's voice show how desperate he was to be accepted. He cannot bear the disgrace of having prepared food ready for so many and having no guests.
The Lord calls us as his covenant people to care for each other. We who belong to Christ must answer his call to serve each other in his name...
Creating more awareness for inclusion.
A prayer by Elizabeth E. Schultz to offer at a Diversity/Disability Awareness service.
Autumn prayer to offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday service.
This hymn was commissioned for a national conference on disabilities hosted by Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Presbyterians for Disability Concerns has posted it on their website. This hymn was included in the United Church of Canada’s hymnal supplement, More Voices.
These are the Disability Emphasis Week devotionals (volume 1) by special education teacher Barbara Newman.
These are the Disability Emphasis Week devotionals (volume 2) by special education teacher Barbara Newman.
This message describes a continuum of disability attitudes and challenges listeners to move to a deeper, richer, and more loving attitude towards people with disabilities.
A responsive prayer
To offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday
To offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday
These two brief videos featuring people with disabilities talking about their jobs and a journal article make the same point in very different ways: don't be afraid to hiring people who have disabilities.
Are you planning a Disability Worship Service? Wondering what to do? Perhaps setting up a panel discussion as part of the message will work for you and your church!
What barriers of architecture, communication, and attitude are keeping people with various disabilities from coming or getting involved in your church? This tool from Disabilty Concerns will help you identify these barriers and give ideas for overcoming them.
These one to three minute video interviews of people living with disabilities will work well for showing in a worship service, Sunday School class, or other settings.
In this interactive webinar, four panelists give their Top 5 Lists, from four different perspectives, for becoming more hospitable and loving in a diverse world.
According this 2010 report, only 50 percent of people with disabilities attend church at least once a month, compared to 57 percent of people without disabilities.
Caring begins with something as simple as a friendly greeting. Here are some tips for proper etiquette with a person with a disability.