Unlike other categories of human experience, disability crosses all lines of gender, orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, age, and culture. People with typical bodies can be thought of as temporarily able-bodied because disabilities can happen at any time to anyone. The intent of these mission studies is to promote awareness, inclusion, accessibility and advocacy for people with disabilities — including youth and children.
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About the Book
The Church and People with Disabilities: Awareness, Accessibility, and Advocacy intends to build awareness in the church regarding issues around disability, to call the church to provide full accessibility to services and opportunities, and to promote advocacy for justice for people with disabilities. This book will encourage you to identify ways that your church can do more to open the floodgate to inclusion and equality.
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This is a transformative resource for young people regarding attitudes and responses toward persons with disabilities. The underpinnings of this curriculum acknowledge all as children of God, each created in God’s image but unique. Each person brings different abilities and disabilities to the community. In God’s kindom, everyone has a place. Youth will develop a new understanding of persons with disabilities.
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This curriculum uses the symbol of a jigsaw puzzle as a basis for exploring disabilities. The lessons and activities offered here dispel myths and fear and lead to better understanding and inclusion of all persons. As participants put the pieces of this study together, they will develop a new understanding of persons with disabilities.
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Resources on Disability and Accessibility
Pinterest: We're collecting resources and stories to educate each other to be better friends with, and advocates for disabled persons.
How To Become Batman: on npr.org
This NPR podcast examines the effect of expectations on the people around us, including the story of a blind man who says expectations have helped him see.
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Resources from Assembly 2014
Dis-Ability: Practicing Inclusion
Does your congregational make-up reflect recent studies indicating that one in five of us has a disability? Are people with visible and hidden disabilities active in leadership roles and fully integrated into the life of your church?
This documentary on DVD explores the courageous stories of persons with disabilities as they succeed in making their faith communities truly inclusive. Lively interviews with leaders of different faith groups are featured.
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Help members and the public think differently about those with disabilities. Use this updated symbol in your communications, at events and in the church parking lot.
Be My Eyes - helping blind see from Be My Eyes on Vimeo.
Be the eyes for a blind person in need of help remotely through a live video connection if you are sighted or be assisted by the network of sighted users if you are blind. Be My Eyes is all about contributing to and benefiting from small acts of kindness, so hop on board and get involved!
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