[Access] Info on National Organization on Disability

[jeannemarie moore]

Sounds so cool...  Are you planning to bring this to the meeting, and has
Rev. Steve seen this?
j-m.
 
 


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From: access-bounces at uueugene.org [mailto:access-bounces at uueugene.org] On
Behalf Of Cindy Pitcairn
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:21 PM
To: Accessibility group; Rev. Steve Landale
Subject: [Access] Info on National Organization on Disability


I'm enclosing some information on NOD's Accessible Congregations Program,
for discussion at tomorrow evening's meeting.  

Unfortunately I'm not able to copy and paste the application form (which is
in PDF format) for you to read, Jeanne-Marie and Mary, but it's a simple
form.  

As of February 2008 NOD had 2,292 congregations that had joined, 25 of which
are UU. Six churches in Oregon have joined, the only one in Eugene being St.
Mary's Episcopal.

 
Cindy



Ten Things You Should Know About the Accessible Congregations Campaign 

 

  

1.	The Accessible Congregations Campaign (ACC) seeks to gain the
commitment of congregations of all faiths to include people with all types
of disabilities as full and active participants. It is sponsored by the
Religion and Disability Program of the National Organization on Disability.



2.	The theme of the Accessible Congregations Campaign is "Access: It
Begins in the Heart."



3.	The campaign seeks to enlist congregations of all faiths and is
based on the scriptural understanding that all people, with and without
disabilities, are created in the image of God.



4.	The campaign seeks to identify and certify the full range of
congregations - from those newly alert to disability issues to those which
are architecturally and programmatically accessible. Our goal is to open
hearts, minds and doors.



5.	An Accessible Congregation acknowledges that it has barriers (both
physical and attitudinal) to the full participation of people with
disabilities and makes a commitment to removing them.



6.	Congregations need not be perfect. They do need to make the
commitment to action.



7.	To join the campaign, a congregation must commit to using the gifts
and talents of people with disabilities in worship, service, study and
leadership. A congregation then completes and returns the Commitment Form
<http://www.nod.org/resources/PDFs/commitment_form06.pdf>  to Rik Opstelten,
Accessible Congregations Campaign at N.O.D., 910 16th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20006.



8.	Once enrolled, a congregation posts the ACC logo, as above, on its
web site.



9.	Joining the ACC costs nothing. Even the commitment certificate is
free.



10.	The N.O.D. web site lists committed
<http://www.nod.org/ACC/interactive_map.html> congregations by state and by
faith group. 


        
      
        
      


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