The website is up with all the information for the second Widening the Welcome conference, happening in Columbus Ohio from Sept. 29th to Oct. 1, 2011. Check it out and plan to attend! This event is co-sponsored by the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board and the UCC Mental Illness Network. Visit the website at www.wideningthewelcome.com.
Category Archives: Community Building
A2A Disability Etiquette: What You Should Know
This brochure was compiled to teach us all a few myth-busters and some simple guidelines for interacting with people with disabilities
Phone Lines and the Internet
This year, the DM Committee is trying a new means of meeting in order to save mileage and physical energy. This is a combination of email communication, through a group email, and telephone conference calls. We are building the conference calls and reimbursement for an interpreter for the deaf into our budget.
Bob Dell Award 2005: Plymouth Congregational UCC – Seattle
“Companioning Is About Walking Alongside”
These words grace the spirit of Plymouth House of Healing. The outreach project of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in downtown Seattle offers a model for churches in providing caring companionship and a stable home for formerly homeless residents living with mental illness.
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My Developmental Journey – Bill Switzer
Written by Bill Switzer
Ordained minister and practicing attorney, Bill Switzer is a member of First Central Congregational UCC in Omaha and serves on the UCC Board for Justice and Witness
Ministries.
Barbara and I have two children, Greg and Grant. Before our older son Greg was born, the excitement of Barb’s pregnancy gave way to anxiety over whether the pregnancy
would go full term. Now 13, Greg’s birth, growth, and development we consider “normal.†His birth, a wonderment, it is inconceivable what life would be like without him.
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Are Persons With Disabilities Prepared for Disasters?
Persons experienced with disability, first responders and emergency workers need to be in conversation, says Rita Fiero.
Read the article: Are persons with disabilities prepared for disasters?