The Church and people with disabilities : awareness, accessibility and advocacy /
Johnson, Peggy A., Bishop.
The Church and people with disabilities : awareness, accessibility and advocacy / Peggy A. Johnson. - 82 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes glossary by Lynn Swedberg: pages 73-77.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72).
Awareness -- The Bible and disabilities -- Labels and etiquette -- Deaf culture -- Hard of hearing and late-deafened -- Vision loss -- Mobility challenges -- Cognitive/Intellectual/Developmental disabilities -- Mental health -- Family issues and long-term support -- Veterans with disabilities -- Ordained ministry -- Conclusion and commencement.
The intent of this book is to build awareness in the church regarding issues around disability, to call the church to provide full accessibility to services and opportunities, and to promote advocacy for justice for people with disabilities. Unlike other categories of human experience, disability crosses all lines of gender, orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, age, and culture. People with typical bodies can be thought of as temporarily able-bodied because disabilities can happen at any time to anyone. May this book encourage you to identify ways that your church can do more to open the floodgate to inclusion and equality. (Back cover).
9781940182001 194018200X
2013953977
Church work with people with disabilities--Methodist Church.
BV 4460 / .J64 2014
The Church and people with disabilities : awareness, accessibility and advocacy / Peggy A. Johnson. - 82 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes glossary by Lynn Swedberg: pages 73-77.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72).
Awareness -- The Bible and disabilities -- Labels and etiquette -- Deaf culture -- Hard of hearing and late-deafened -- Vision loss -- Mobility challenges -- Cognitive/Intellectual/Developmental disabilities -- Mental health -- Family issues and long-term support -- Veterans with disabilities -- Ordained ministry -- Conclusion and commencement.
The intent of this book is to build awareness in the church regarding issues around disability, to call the church to provide full accessibility to services and opportunities, and to promote advocacy for justice for people with disabilities. Unlike other categories of human experience, disability crosses all lines of gender, orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, age, and culture. People with typical bodies can be thought of as temporarily able-bodied because disabilities can happen at any time to anyone. May this book encourage you to identify ways that your church can do more to open the floodgate to inclusion and equality. (Back cover).
9781940182001 194018200X
2013953977
Church work with people with disabilities--Methodist Church.
BV 4460 / .J64 2014