August 18, 2022
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Disability Concerns Book of the Year: My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
Participate in our online book club this January, or consider hosting your own book club with your congregation.
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June 28, 2022
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Breaking Barriers Spring 2022
The Spring 2022 issue of Breaking Barriers features young people with disabilities. Read their stories!
June 3, 2022
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Celebrating Our Gifts (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
My hope is that churches aren’t waiting for teens and young adults to get older to serve the community.
June 3, 2022
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Design and Beauty (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
I felt like I wasn’t allowed to be who I wanted to be, because I had to be the disabled kid.
June 3, 2022
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Connecting Diagnosis and Faith (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
Being diagnosed at 22 also came with other complications: I get told, “You’re young, so you wouldn’t understand chronic pain.”
June 3, 2022
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Differences, But ‘Perfectly Imperfect' (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
...while I’m human, make mistakes like everyone else, and have these physical differences, I’m perfect in God’s eyes, and that’s what matters.
June 3, 2022
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Finding My Way Living With NF (Breaking Barriers Spring 2022)
In particular, high school was hard because I felt so different from my friends and classmates.
May 3, 2022
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장애인사역부 교회담당자 / 장애인사역부 지역담당자
직무설명 및 언약 - 장애인사역부 교회담당자 / 장애인사역부 지역담당자
April 21, 2022
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Book Review: "Cassie Peters Standing Tall"
Cassie is a twelve year old girl with Cerebral Palsy. In a new school, with a new group of friends, Cassie works on understanding how unique and special she is.
March 8, 2022
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Resources for Disability Awareness Week 2022
Take a short quiz to consider ways in which ableism shows up in churches and everyday life for people with disabilities.
February 23, 2022
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Join Disability Concerns at the Faith Inclusion Conference (For Free!)
Are you part of the Disability Concerns community? If so, we would like to pay for you to attend the Faith Inclusion Network Conference with us. Sign up today!
November 11, 2021
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Disability Concerns Series: Everybody Belongs, Serving Together
Our October series focused on our newest resource, Everybody Belongs, Serving Together, is now available to view!
August 17, 2021
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Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event 2021 Recap
On August 11 and 12, Disability Concerns hosted its annual leadership event. Here you'll find slide presentations, recommended books, meditations, and more!
August 10, 2021
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We Are All God’s Children
In this editorial, Elly VanAlten reflects on decades of discrimination against Indigenous communities in Canada, asking: What is our next step forward together?
May 5, 2021
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Getting to Know Our Advocates… Introducing Cara Milne
Meet Cara Milne, our Disability Concerns Regional Advocate for Classis Alberta South and Saskatchewan.
May 5, 2021
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Book Review: "Noticed, Known and Missed" by Cara Milne
Cara Milne's book Noticed, Known and Missed focuses on building community for people with disabilities.
May 5, 2021
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Introducing our Re-imagined Disability Concerns Canada Newsletter! Spring 2021
Meet the Disability Concerns regional advocates for each classis in Canada in our re-imagined Canadian content newsletter.
May 5, 2021
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Save the Date! "Everybody Belongs, Serving Together": Launching the Newest Resource for Supporting People with Disabilities in Faith Communities
Join Disability Concerns Canada every week in October for our 2021 annual training event. Residents of Canada and the U.S. are welcome to attend.
April 30, 2021
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Conscience Rights for Physicians
Here are some resources that Canadians can use in advocating to protect the conscience of healthcare workers when there are requests for assisted death (MAID).
December 23, 2020
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Roadmap for Church Disability Advocates: From the First Step To Success!
This article outlines the role of the church advocate and provides the steps from considering being a church advocate to working within the role.
December 21, 2020
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Roadmap for Regional Disability Advocates: From the First Step to Success!
Regional Advocates are invaluable to our work in Disability Concerns. Interested in learning more about the role? This roadmap should provide you with the answers!
November 16, 2020
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'Zoom Into Friendship' Fridays at 1:00 PM
'Zoom Into Friendship!' meets every Friday at 1:00 pm Eastern. We invite everyone to join us for a time of faith, fun, and friendship!
October 22, 2020
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October Caregiver Series: Walking Alongside Caregivers (Recap)
Over the course of October, we invited five speakers to come together to discuss caregiving. Each one brought a unique perspective to the conversation!
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.
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.