Church disability assessment survey now available
A congregational assessment survey is being offered by the Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN), based in Elkhart, Ind., to help congregations assess their levels of accessibility to persons with various disabilities, including mental illness. The online survey automatically registers and keeps track of results, so that the network may use the survey to generate an ADN…
Making welcoming spaces for all
When I was a pastor, I learned we had a few young people with autism in our youth group. In order to begin creating an environment that felt more comfortable, I provided a big basket of fidgets on the table in the centre of the room. I expected that youth with autism would use them…
