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DISABILITYPRACTICING INCLUSION
DisAbility Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church
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Sharon McCart, Chair
M.Div.
Former Special Education Teacher
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Barriers to Inclusion
•What keeps people with disabilitiesfrom being included in church?
•What prevents them from participating fully?
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Types of Barriers
•Architecture•Communication•Awareness•Attitude•Others?
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Architectural Barriers
• Stairs• Rough pathways• Narrow doors • Obstacles• No seating choices• What else?
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Communication Barriers
•Print too small
•No hearing assistance
•No sign language or captioning
•Unknown/unclear expectations
•Others?
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Lack of Awareness
• Don’t know anything needs to be changed
• Don’t know what to change or how
• Never learned anything about disabilities
• Other?
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Attitude
•Everyone should be like us•Lack of compassion/empathy•Don’t want to change•Unfriendly/unwelcoming•Other?
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Other Barriers?
What other barriers can you think of?
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Removing Barriers
•How can we break down the barriers
and practice inclusion in our
congregations?
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Architecture
•Ramps•Wider doors•Grab bars• Signage•Pew cuts
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More Architecture
• Lifts, elevators•Accessible restrooms•Railings•Automatic doors
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Communication
• Large-print bulletins•Assistive Listening Systems•Accessible website• Live captioning•ASL interpreter
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Awareness
Disability Awareness/Access Sundays
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Awareness
Training for Sunday School teachers and other leaders
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Awareness
•Disability Study/ Bible Study
•Disability Ministries Team
•Guest speakers with disabilities
•Training for church leaders
•Identify everyone’s spiritual gifts
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Attitude
Address different learning styles
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Attitude: Change Worship!
• Intergenerational and hands-on!•No “Shush” or “Sit still!” •Fellowship, crafts, worship, supper•More lively and interactive•Don’t dumb down, but use easy-to-understand language with visual aids and engaging stories
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Attitude•Fragrance-free Zone•No-Shush Policy•Accessibility Welcome Kiosk
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Accessibility Welcome Kiosk
A one-stop place to find:•Large-print bulletins and copies of the sermon
•Large-print hymnals
•Hearing assistance devices•Print version of all Powerpoint slides
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Assistance
•Companion/buddy/mentor
•Additional assistants in classes
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Assistive Listening Systems (ALS)
•FM and Infrared systems
•Inductive loop systems
•All speakers use a
microphone
•Committee Microphone
System
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For those who are Deaf
•Live-Captioned worship
•Videos need to be captioned
or in print
•ASL interpreters
•Printed copies of the sermon
and other spoken word
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For those who are Blind
•Describe all videos and pictures
•Braille hymnals and bulletins
• Service animal policies
•Assistance when needed
•No obstacles in aisles, hallways
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Outreach Programs
•Camp
• Employment
•Housing•Working with people with disabilities
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Commitment
What barriers will you try to remove?
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Resources
• www.umdisability.org
• Newsletter—The Voice
• Accessibility Audit
• New World Outlook, May/June issue
• Response, May issue