Monthly Archives: September 2006

Hearing God’s Words Is Not Always An Option - Dudley, MA

First Congregational Church in Dudley Offers Worship Service in Sign Language - SHARED IN SPOTLIGHT, THE E-NEWSLETTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CONFERENCE UCC

Hearing impairment is no longer a reason to miss the spoken Word at worship – at least not at First Congregational Church in Dudley. Once a month, the Dudley church offers a sign language […]

Church School Education Taken Up A Notch

PART II: Lunenburg Church Adjusts Church School Program To Meet Student Need

Editor’s note: The last SPOTLIGHT issue featured the United Parish of Lunenburg and how it is meeting the unique needs of its youth by applying the Workshop Rotation Model in its Church School program. The Workshop Rotation Model is a program which explicitly […]

UCC DM Invites Local Congregation Participation in Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Poster Campaign

“Stigma and discrimination against persons with brain disorders are huge barriers that keep people from getting effective treatment and living a full and productive life,” said Rev. Norma Mengel, UCC Mental Illness Network representative on the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board of Directors. 0
Participating in the interdenominational Anti-Stigma Poster Campaign is one way congregations can begin to overcome these barriers […]

Mutuality

Reading the Signs columns, written by members of the Nebraska Conference Disabilities Ministries board, are offered for use by Conference and Local Church newsletters as an accessibility tool. Have you something to share that your inclusion committee, accessibility board, or inclusion coach has tried?
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Three months without a dog guide translates as no […]