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Browse our Interfaith Resources
or view resources specific to Judaism, Catholicism, or Christianity
Interfaith Resources
Religion and Spirituality Division of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly American Association on Mental Retardation, or AAMR)
An interfaith, interdisciplinary association of professional, lay, and ordained people who journey with persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
Faithability
This site has links for specific religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Unitarian Universalism.
National Organization on Disability - Religion & Disability Program
An interfaith effort urging national faith groups, local congregations and seminaries to identify and remove barriers of architecture, communications, and attitudes. Sponsors conferences and provides resources promoting religious participation among interested individuals with disabilities. Website also offers links to other agencies and organizations, including Religion & Disabilities Organizations, at www.nod.org/info/
Congregational Resource Guide
A joint effort of The Alban Institute and the Indianapolis Center for Congregations. Offers an extensive listing of resources aimed at helping congregations become more accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to people with disabilities.
Independence, Inc.
The website of Independence, Inc. in Lawrence, KS. The site has an extensive list of resources, including numerous links to various religious groups.
Judaism & Disabilities
National Jewish Council for the Disabled
An offshoot of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the NJCD is dedicated to addressing the needs of all individuals with disabilities within the Jewish community. Deals with all types of disabilities.
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
Click on Consultation & School Services, then on Special Education on the sidebar for a listing of resources, including listings of regional, community, individual synagogue, pre-school, and day-school programs in the Greater Boston area; frequently asked questions for parents and teachers; and a listing of special education resources on the web.
Yesodot
An innovative Jewish community family support program for families in the Greater Boston area with a child, youth or young adult family member with a disability. Yesodot is a service of Jewish Vocational Service, a constituent agency of Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
Catholicism & Disabilities
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
The disability voice of the U.S. Catholic bishops.
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Has many resources and links to national and diocesan ministries to youth with disabilities.
Network of Inclusive Catholic Educators
Part of the website of the University of Dayton's Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, a group of administrators, educators, and parents creating opportunities for children with disabilities to attend Catholic schools and religious education programs.
Success Story: Religious-ed program helps children with disabilities
This article from the Archdiocese of Boston's newsletter, The Pilot, discusses a religious education program for children with developmental disabilities at St. Michael Parish in Bedford. Run by Patricia Marks, who was awarded a 2006 Distinguished Citizen Award by The Arc of Massachusetts for developing it, the program has been successful in helping children with developmental disabilities to participate more fully in Mass and religious education. Note: Viewing this document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Christianity & Disabilities
Vision New England
Has a "Disability Ministries" outreach program to Evangelical Christian churches.
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