Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families and Congregations
Language: English
Published by Brookes Publishing Co, 2007
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This book addresses how faith communities, service providers, and families can work together to support the full participation of individuals with disabilities in the faith community of their choice. Topics include: rationale for including and supporting people with disabilities within a faith community; the importance of collaboration among faith communities, service providers, families, and individuals with disabilities to establish and maintain supports; specific ideas for including individuals with disabilities and for developing a network of religious groups, service providers, and families to make faith communities more inclusive. Carter incorporates the following elements into the book: practical strategies, vignettes, case examples (i.e., model programs), resource lists, and photocopiable forms, checklists, and interview guides.
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- Title
- Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families and Congregations
- Author
- Erik W Carter
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing Co
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1557667438
- ISBN 13
- 9781557667434
A congregational community is an ideal place to share and strengthen faith, form lasting relationships, and develop special gifts and talents. Too often, though, people with developmental and other disabilities lack the opportunities and supports to fully participate in the life of their faith community. That’s why families and service providers need to read this groundbreaking guidebook—and share a copy with congregations that want to become places of welcome and belonging for people with disabilities.
Bringing his practical ideas to life with anecdotes, quotes, and examples of successful strategies, Erik Carter helps readers
- reflect on how welcoming their congregation is—and could be—for people with disabilities and their families
- articulate and pursue a bold vision of inclusion throughout their congregation, community, city, or state
- take steps to break down attitudinal, architectural, programmatic, and other barriers to inclusion
- learn how service providers can actively support the spiritual preferences, strengths, and needs of people with disabilities
design appropriate, inclusive religious education programs for children, youth, and adults
To make inclusion work in any faith community, this how-to book gives readers workable strategies and photocopiable forms for identifying “indicators of welcome,†encouraging community outreach, and gathering important information about the support needs of people with disabilities and their families.
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