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class=843165403-11062008>Sounds so cool... Are you planning to bring this
to the meeting, and has Rev. Steve seen this?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=843165403-11062008>j-m.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> access-bounces@uueugene.org
[mailto:access-bounces@uueugene.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Cindy
Pitcairn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Accessibility group; Rev. Steve Landale<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Access] Info on
National Organization on Disability<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><SPAN class=appTitle1>I'm enclosing some information on NOD's
Accessible Congregations Program, for discussion at tomorrow evening's
meeting. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>
Cindy<BR><BR><BR><BR><BIG><BIG>Ten Things You Should Know About the Accessible
Congregations Campaign</BIG></BIG> </SPAN><SPAN class=appOutput>
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<LI>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.<BR><BR>
<LI>The theme of the Accessible Congregations Campaign is "<STRONG>Access:
It Begins in the Heart</STRONG>."<BR><BR>
<LI>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.<BR><BR>
<LI>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.<BR><BR>
<LI>An Accessible Congregation acknowledges that it has barriers (both
physical and attitudinal) to the full participation of people with
disabilities and <STRONG>makes a commitment</STRONG> to removing
them.<BR><BR>
<LI><STRONG>Congregations need not be perfect.</STRONG> They do need to make
the commitment to action.<BR><BR>
<LI>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 <A class=""
href="http://www.nod.org/resources/PDFs/commitment_form06.pdf"
target=_Blank>Commitment Form</A> to Rik Opstelten, Accessible
Congregations Campaign at N.O.D., 910 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20006.<BR><BR>
<LI>Once enrolled, a congregation posts the ACC logo, as above, on its web
site.<BR><BR>
<LI>Joining the ACC costs nothing. Even the commitment certificate is
<STRONG>free</STRONG>.<BR><BR>
<LI>The N.O.D. web site lists <A class=""
href="http://www.nod.org/ACC/interactive_map.html" target=_Blank>committed
congregations by state and by faith group</A>.
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