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Monday, April 2, 2007

"Accessibility for the Whole Church Family"

This article talks about ways in which creating accessibility for people with disabilities has evolved. It states:

"Our attitudes finally are beginning to progress from “doing something for the unfortunate person I am grateful that I am not, yet fear I might become” to increasing recognition in our hearts of the rightness of removing whatever physical or attitudinal barrier still impedes full inclusion in the life of the church.

We have begun to grow together toward a gradual recasting of personal or societal attitudes that shut off rather than welcome, to turn from perceiving persons with disabilities as separate from and different. Although we may notice a visible disability first when we meet a person, we are getting better about viewing that characteristic as only one part of an identity. We also notice and validate other unique gifts and talents."

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