Accessibility Issues
There are many things that churches can do to welcome into the Body of Christ persons with physical or mental abilities or perceived “disabilities”. Often a ramp or accessible washroom is only a beginning.
The average age of the Canadian population is increasing. Persons with various disabilities frequently encounter barriers to participation in society.
Documents
Paper on accessibility issues including a survey of Diocese of Rupert's Land parishes (Kim Jurens)
Useful Links
Canadian National Institute for the Blind CNIB
Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
American Print House for the Blind
Diocese of New York by the Diocesan Committee on Accessibility for People with Disabilities
National Association of the Deaf (USA)
Hearing Loss Association of America