on a mission to make the UCC Accessible to All (A2A)
Accessibility and Inclusion Ideas in Churches
The second Sunday of October, Access Sunday, launches Disabilities Awareness Week. Consider incorporating into worship this blessing of tools that bring fullness of life to individuals and your church.
Hint: Mention the blessing in newsletter and church so folk can determine what objects, architectural changes, and other devices bring them freedom.
Comments closedA Reading the Signs column by Jeane Tyler
“We have something to say. We want to be heard. Communication is what a church is about.
Comments closedFrom Reading The Signs . . .
A can-do forum about accessibility for the whole church family
“Today, I knew what was happening. It was like a Thanksgiving song,” Sherryl Yokel’s voice greeted her pastor. Later, Mrs. Yokel added, “I feel more comfortable in church now. I understand the [choir’s] songs and what Bob says.”
Comments closedGuidelines for Working with Persons with Disabilities Written by Harold H. Wilke Abingdon Press, 2000
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Disaster Preparedness and Disability” pamphlet contains many links for specific disabilities.
Comments closedWritten by Shirley H. Strobel, NAMI P.O. Box 753, Waldorf MD 20604.
This is a curriculum designed to sensitize adults in church congregations to people with severe mental illness. Can be used as 12 one-hour lessons or six two-hour lessons.
Comments closedFirst Congregational Church in Dudley Offers Worship Service in Sign Language – SHARED IN SPOTLIGHT, THE E-NEWSLETTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CONFERENCE UCC Hearing impairment is…
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