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What's That? Disability Concerns
This three-minute video introduces viewers to the ministry of Christian Reformed Disability Concerns.
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February 22, 2016
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Disability Advocates Reports to Classis
Regional Advocates sometimes report to the classis they serve. Here are samples of reports given by Regional Disability Advocates.
January 6, 2016
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Five Poverty Busters You Should Know
We sometimes hear the phrases “the poorest of the poor” or “the least of these.” Interested in knowing who they are?
November 9, 2015
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Disability Concerns Canada Newsletter - October 2015
A group of dedicated volunteers in Canada (along with some staff support) produce this newsletter for Church and Regional Disability Advocates across Canada.
October 30, 2015
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Questions for Candidates — A Resource for Civic Action
These questions are a resource for people who want to question U.S. candidates for federal, state, and local office about their positions on issues that affect people with disabilities.
October 27, 2015
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통합 안내서 모든 사람은 속해있고, 모든 사람은 봉사합니다
장애 옹호인들을 위한 자원
September 21, 2015
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Manual de Inclusión: Todos Pertenecemos, Todos Servimos
Un recurso para los que abogan por la discapacidad desde las oficinas de Asuntos de Discapacidad.
March 19, 2015
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My Opportunities. My Choices.
This 5-minute video interviews people with Down syndrome from 39 countries, looking at their enjoyment of full and equal rights and the role of their families.
December 3, 2014
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Everybody Serves: The Church Needs Every Piece to Create the Whole Picture
This webinar teaches ways to recognize that every individual, including persons with disabilities, has been created with gifts that are needed by the body of Christ.
October 14, 2014
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Working With Church Leadership
Church Disability Advocates seek to promote the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in the life of the local congregation so that everybody belongs and everybody serves. They can make significant progress in this work if church leadership supports them.
October 14, 2014
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Ideas for Connecting & Advocating With People With Disabilities
Disability advocacy can feel lonely. With years of advocacy experience, two veteran advocates inspire and guide people who are working to help churches become the welcoming and engaging communities that God calls them to be.
October 13, 2014
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Sharing the 5 Stages: Changing Attitudes About Disability
The Five Stages is a continuum of disability attitudes created by Dan Vander Plaats of Elim Christian Services. In this video, Dan briefly describes the continuum and how one can present this continuum.
October 13, 2014
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Disability Advocate Job Descriptions
These job descriptions give guidelines for volunteer disability advocates who serve individual churches and groups of churches.
August 26, 2014
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Litany for Disability Awareness Worship Service
A responsive reading
August 23, 2014
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The Ten Commandments—God's Will Concerning Disabilities
A responsive reading
August 7, 2014
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Measuring What Families Want
A study on the needs of families who live with disabilities and their desires for church.
July 10, 2014
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A Church for People of All Abilities
In the May/June 2014 issue of the UMC's mission magazine the articles include embracing deaf ministry, ministering with a disability, and the value of doing an accessibility audit.
July 7, 2014
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Welcoming People With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: A Practical Guide for Congregations
Check out this great little booklet on how to include and welcome people with developmental disabilities, together with their families. Written by Courtney Taylor, Erik W. Carter and others.
July 7, 2014
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The Other Six Days
A social scientist, Erik Carter started his keynote address at the 2014 Summer Institute on Disability and Theology by saying he would be "preaching from Numbers." With data, he established the opportunity congregations and other communities of faith have to "welcome, receive, and be hospitable" every day of the week.
July 7, 2014
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Youth on the Margins?
A bulletin insert addressing the needs of the youth, living with disabilities and church inclusion.
July 7, 2014
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Expressing Faith in Jesus
This revised edition and brand new resource kit guides Friendship leaders/mentors, elders, pastors, and families as they help persons with cognitive impairments prepare to express their faith and become full members of a faith community.
July 5, 2014
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Friendship Ministries
Our Mission is to share God’s love with people who have intellectual disability and to enable them to become an active part of God’s family.
June 19, 2014
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Quick Facts About Disability Concerns
A synopsis of what Disability Concerns is all about.
June 9, 2014
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The 5 Stages of Disability Attitudes
The 5 Stages is a simple tool for describing the journey of disability attitudes experienced by people in relationship with others who have disabilities.
May 29, 2014
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Recognizing the Image of God
What makes a human life worth living? Productivity – how much someone is accomplishing in life? The value of every single human comes from what she/he is: a creature made in God's image.