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Opening Doors Table of Contents
Chapter One: Foundations for Ministry
Section A: Understanding and Influencing Perceptions of Disabilities—Opening Minds to New Possibilities 1. The Evolving Definition of Disability 2. The Power of Words a. What's In A Word? b. Talk About Words, Dignity, and a Touch of Love c. Is It Still the `Person First,' Then the Disability? d. Do We Preach to the Saved? 3. Collected Writings Addressing Attitudes and the Power of Human Vulnerability a. One Last Bastion of Segregation Revisited b. The Wisdom of Human Vulnerability—Disability: The Tie Which Binds c. Persons with Disabilities: A Living and Vital Part of the Church Community 4. Glimpses of Disability: A Sampling of Perspectives 5. Educating For Disability Awareness 6. Access Awareness a. Bishops Day in Brooklyn b. Planning Access Awareness Celebrations 7. Arousing Disability Awareness: Reflections on a Range of Options
Section B: Universal Design—The Key to Access for All Introduction 8. Creating an Access Plan Utilizing the Principles of Universal Design 9. Diocesan Pastoral Statements, Policies, and Synod Mandates on Accessibility and Inclusion Introduction a. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1987 b. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993 c. Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1994 d. Springfield, Illinois, 1988 e. Austin, Texas, 1995 f. Synod Mandates from Trenton, New Jersey, 1991 g. Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, 1993 (newsprint in plastic pocket) h. Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1992 (booklet in plastic pocket)
10. Access Surveys, Action Plans, and Census Questions a. Access Surveys 1) Access Survey of Parish and Diocesan Facilities 2) Parish Accessibility Survey (abbreviated version) 3) Archdiocese of Washington b. Action Plans 1) Accessibility Plan of the Archdiocese of Detroit 2) Accessibility Plan of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois c. Questions to be Included in a Parish or Diocesan Census 11. Guidelines and Resolutions on Access Issues From NCPD: a. Spiritual Development and Participation of Persons with Disabilities b. NCPD Statement on Audio Description c. Guidelines for the Admission of Service Animals to Church Facilities, Programs, and Activities d. NCPD Resolution Regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act e. Guidelines on Captioning From other source: f. Guidelines for Working with Sign Language Interpreters 12. Technical Assistance Guides a. Assistive Listening Devices b. Telecommunication Devices and Services c. Access to Public Meetings d. Producing Materials in Large Print for Use by Visually Impaired Persons e. Audio-Description 13. Universal Design/Assistive Technology a. Excerpts from Housing for the Lifespan of All People b. Excerpts on Assistive Technology from Extend Their Reach c. Assistive Technology Devices and Home Accessibility Features d. Contacts for Accessibility and Universal Design e. Camera-Ready Access Symbols
Chapter Two: Planning for Ministry
Section A: Universal Design in Ministry 14. Creating a Universally Designed Ministry 15. Universal Design on a Diocesan Level 16. Universal Design on a Parish Level 17. How We Found the Time to Plan
Section B: Identifying and Supporting Leaders in Disability Ministry 18. Qualifications and Competencies of a Diocesan Director 19. Developing Functional Job Descriptions a. Guidelines for Developing Functional Job Descriptions b. Sample Job Description 1) Diocesan Director 2) Parish Advocate (see Section C.2.d. of this chapter) c. Worksheets for Analyzing Essential Functions of a Job 1) Diocesan Director 2) Counselor 3) Office Assistant 4) Blank form 20. Acquiring and Enhancing Leadership Skills a. Educational Opportunities b. Subscriptions and Memberships c. Recommended Readings d. Glimpses of Disability: A Sampling of Perspectives (see Chapter One, Sect. A.4) Section C: Utilizing People Power 21. Using Advisors to Achieve Ministry Goals a. Identifying and Working with Advisors b. Examples of Structuring Advisory Bodies 1) Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa 2) Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana 3) Diocese of Lansing, Michigan 4) Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan 5) Diocese of Brooklyn, New York 22. Parish Advocates a. Administering A Parish Advocacy Program b. Advocacy: What is it? c. Self-Advocacy: What is it? d. Sample Job Description for Parish Advocate e. Tools for Parish Ministry 1) Checklist for Evaluating Parish Efforts in Disability Ministry 2) Planning A Parish Visitation Process 3) Suggestions for a Home Visit Interview by Parish Coordinator/Advocate 4) Ushers: Ministers of Hospitality to Parishioners with Disabilities 23. Sample Commissioning Service 24. Recruiting and Supporting Volunteers a. The Evolving Perception of Volunteers with Disabilities b. Guide for Working with Volunteers c. Self Assessment Exercise for Supervisors of Volunteers
Section D: Outreach and Development 25. Outreach a. Educating the Public Through Media and Technology b. People with Disabilities—Where Are They? c. Camera-Ready Access Symbols (see Chapter 1, Section B.6.e.) 26. Fundraising a. Fund Raising for New and Growing Diocesan Ministries b. Guide to Raising Funds
Chapter Three: Pastoral Issues within Ministry
Section A: Education 27. Catholic Education and Students with Disabilities: Historical Perspectives and Future Visions 28. Plungers, Followers, Joiners, and Wailers: A Lesson from Nature 29. Diocesan Policies on Education Access 30. Determining and Supporting the Least Restrictive Environment a. Least Restrictive Environment: An Interpretation of Key Legal Requirements b. Placement Options c. Considerations for Students with Sensory Disabilities 1) Excerpts from U.S. Department of Education Policy Guidance on Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Students 2) Educational Placement of Deaf Children 3) Perspectives on Educational Placement of Blind and Visually Impaired Students 4) (See Chapter Three, Section E.3. for several articles on considerations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) d. Obtaining Related Services in Catholic Schools e. Reflections on Inclusion 1) The Power of One 2) Personal Reflections from a Parent Involved in an Inclusion Program 3) Reflections of a Fifth Grade Teacher 4) A Principal's View: Growing Toward Inclusion 31. Teaching Children with Disabilities: Some Implications 32. Religious Education a. Models of Inclusive and Special Religious Education 1) Inclusion Is for Everyone, but It Doesn't Have to Look Alike for All Students 2) A Framework for Successful Inclusion in a Parish Program of Religious Education 3) The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: An Inclusive Curriculum
4) Special Religious Education a) The SPRED Program b) Special Religious Education in the Archdiocese of Washington b. Tools for Inclusive Religious Education 1) Curriculum, Planning and Training Resources 2) Assorted Articles a) Inclusive Religious Education: Think Possibilities b) Open-Door Religious Education c) Teaching Baptism and Confirmation to Children with Learning Challenges d) Teaching the Sacraments to Students with Disabilities e) MI Theory in the Religious Education of Students with Disabilities f) Dreams Are Free 3) Forms to Aid Successful Inclusion a) Registration forms (1) Inclusive Registration Forms (Diocese of Orange) (2) Registration Form, Parts I-III (Archdiocese of Washington) (3) Registration Form (Diocese of Cincinnati) b) Individualized Religious Education Program c) Placement d) Confidential Student File e) Teaching Strategies f) Permission for Classroom Observation g) Release of Information h) Volunteer Recruitment i) Classroom Observation j) Classroom Team Interview k) Planning Meeting l) Program Evaluation m) Report of Behavioral Incident n) Alternative Religious Education Program Guidelines 33. Catholic Schools a. Diocesan and Parish Efforts to Build Inclusion in Catholic Schools b. Reflections on Inclusive Catholic Education: 1) Inclusion is Not a Bad Word 2) Inclusion: Balancing the Ups and Downs c. Network of Inclusive Catholic Educators 34. Additional Resources on Inclusive Education a. Planning for Inclusion b. Inclusion Facts 35. A Digest of NICHCY Resources on Educating Students with Disabilities
Section B: Employment Introduction—Employment 36. From Americans with Disabilities Act to Empowerment—Work: The Key to Opportunity 37. Responsibilities of Catholic Employers Under Title I of the ADA 38. Understanding Workplace Laws a. What You Should Know About Workplace Laws b. Employment Rights: Who Has Them and Who Enforces Them 39. Questions and Answers on the Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act 40. Employment Practices a. A Sample Personnel Policy Statement b. Basic Rules for Complying with ADA Hiring Requirements c. Job Analysis—An Important Employment Tool d. Recruiting Qualified Employees with Disabilities 1) Where and How to Look 2) Diversity and Disabilities e. Guidelines for Conducting a Job Interview 1) Interviewing Tips 2) Pre-Offer vs. Post-Offer Inquiries: EEOC's Position f. Providing Reasonable Accommodations g. Insurance and Benefits 41. Job Descriptions (see Chapter Two, Section B.2.a.) 42. Where to Seek Help a. The JAN Information Service b. Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers c. National Training Projects d. Research & Trainings Centers Funded by NIDRR e. Other Resources on Employment
Section C: Ethics/Life Issues Introduction 43. Church Documents on Life Issues: a. Excerpts from Pope John Paul II's Encyclical, “Evangelium Vitae” b. Documents from the U.S. Bishops 1) Excerpts from Faithful for Life: A Moral Reflection 2) Statement on Euthanasia 3) Nutrition and Hydration: Moral and Pastoral Reflections 4) Principles on Treatment of Handicapped Newborns 5) Guidelines for Legislation on Life-Sustaining Treatment 44. Articles Affirming Life and Disabilities a. Frayed At the Edges: The Intertwining Threads of Life and Disability b. The Body, Temple of the Spirit c. Who Binds the Home-Bound? 45. Euthanasia a. Euthanasia: Historical Perspective and Current Trends b. The Euthanasia Debate Today c. Getting to the Heart of the Matter 1) Euthanasia and Catholic Teaching 2) Letter from Cardinal Joseph Bernardin to the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court 3) “Wired? Yeah, You're Wired” 4) A New Medical Specialty? “The Permission to Destroy Life Unworthy of Life” 5) The Netherlands Experiment: Bad Medicine! 6) Dr. Death and the Media: Will We Be Allowed to Join the Debate? 7) Euthanasia: The Illusion of Freedom 8) The Quality of Life: Who's to Judge? d. NCPD Board Statement in Opposition to Oregon Law e. Response of U.S. Catholic Bishops to 1996 U.S. Circuit Court Rulings 1) A Threat of Unforeseeable Magnitude: Comments on the Federal Appellate Decision on “Compassion in Dying” 2) Statement of Cardinal Bernard Law 3) Choosing The Path To Life 4) General Intercessions on Respect Life Themes f. Articles by Various Authors 1) Euthanasia: Consider the Dutch 2) Why Doctors Must Not Kill 3) In Search of the Good Death: Euthanasia and the Way of True Mercy 4) Hospice Care: Transforming A Culture of Death Into A Civilization of Love 5) Aid-in-Dying: The Social Dimension 6) Suicide Intervention for People with Disabilities: A Lesson in Inequality 46. Infanticide a. The Equality of Life and Handicapped Infants b. To Be or Not to Be? Curing Impairments Through Quality Control 47. Clip Art to Counter the Culture of Death
Section D: Family Concerns 48. Excerpts from Putting Children and Families First 49. Family Support a. Parenting a Child with Special Needs: A Guide to Readings and Resources b. Parent to Parent Support c. Supporting Families with Serious Mental Illness d. Accessing Parent Groups 50. Residential, Respite and Life Planning Services a. Where Do Disabled People Live? b. Meeting the Community Living Needs of Families c. Respite Care d. Life Planning and Support 1) Kennedy Institute Community Living Partnership 2) Disabled and Alone/Life Services for the Handicapped 51. Financial and Estate Planning a. Kennedy Institute Community Living Trust b. Estate Planning 52. Organizations Serving Families with Disabilities
Section E: Access to the Sacraments and Other Forms of Spiritual Enrichment 53. Images of God Through the Lens of Disability 54. Access to the Sacraments a. Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities b. NCPD Summary of the Sacramental Guidelines c. NCCB/USCC Reflections on the Sacramental Guidelines d. Diocesan Methods/Ideas for Sharing the Guidelines 1) Implementation in the Brooklyn Diocese 2) Sample Press Release 3) Ideas from Diocesan Directors e. Ordering the Sacramental Guidelines f. The Sacraments, Canon Law, and the Rights of Disabled Persons 55. Considerations for Meaningful Participation a. Beyond Sight: A Modest Liturgical Inquiry b. A Communication Education: Hands Which Can Talk, Fingers Which See c. Teach Us to Pray: Deaf Prayer and Deaf Celebrations d. Theology and American Sign Language e. Equal Access to the Word of God f. Participating in Style g. Pastoral Care and Mental Illness h. A Personal Reflection on Mental Illness i. Helping People with Serious Psychiatric Disorders: Suggestions for Caring Congregations j. Rose and Loving Our Neighbor k. Faith Development: Children and Adolescents l. Communicating with Someone Who Has a Mental Illness 56. Prayer and Worship Experiences a. Preparing for Baptism When Your Child Has a Disability b. Weaving the Threads of Life—the Sacred and the Secular c. Me? Retreat Director? d. Litany of Healing e. Assorted Prayers 57. Support Organizations for Spiritual Enrichment
Section F: Social Justice—Advocacy and Legislation 58. Social Justice Issues from a Disability Perspective 59. Church Documents on Social Justice a. A Century of Social Teaching b. A Catholic Framework For Economic Life c. Excerpts from Selected Bishops Documents on Social Justice d. Resources for Social Justice 60. Health Care a. Love of Neighbor: The Catholic Approach to Health Care b. Costs, Benefits & Quality of Life: Rationale or Rationing? c. Making the Case For Not-For-Profit Health Care 61. The Americans with Disabilities Act a. Americans with Disabilities Act Fact Sheet With Specific References to Religious Institutions b. NCPD Resolution Regarding the ADA c. USCC Letters in Support of the ADA d. Wisconsin Catholic Conference ADA Guidelines e. (See Section B of this Chapter for further information on the employment provisions of the ADA) 62. Other Legislation Impacting People with Disabilities a. Rights Guaranteed to People with Disabilities As They Might Impact Upon Catholic Organizations b. The Disincentives of Medicare for the Disability Community c. (See Section A of this Chapter for information on education laws; see Section C of this Chapter for information on legislation and court cases involving euthanasia) 63. Impacting the Legislative Process a. Building Relationships with Members of Congress b. How a Bill Becomes Law c. Tell It To Washington d. (See Chapter 2, Section C.2 for information on advocacy and self- advocacy.)
Chapter Four: Disability Facts and Statistics Section A: Disability Facts 64. Disability Fact Sheets a. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder b. Cerebral Palsy—Facts & Figures c. Deafness 1) Deafness: A Fact Sheet 2) American Deaf Culture d. General Information about Emotional Disturbance e. Epilepsy Facts & Figures f. General Information about Learning Disabilities g. Mental Illness/Emotional Disorders h. General Information about Mental Retardation i. Mental Illness in Persons with Mental Retardation j. General Information about Severe and/or Multiple Disabilities k. General Information about Speech and Language Disorders l. General Information about Traumatic Brain Injury m. General Information about Visual Impairments n. Disabilities Which Qualify Children and Youth for Special Education Services Under the IDEA 65. Briefing Paper on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Section B: Statistics—A Key to Effective Planning 66. The Demographics of Disability 67. Sources of Statistical Information on Disability 68. Results of NCOD National Survey of Catholic Ministries with Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing Persons
Chapter Five: Carrying on the Crusade: Celebrating Life in All Its Diversity
Chapter Six: Resources
Section A: Church Documents 69. Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on People with Disabilities 70. Papal Statements a. International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981 b. Seventh International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, 1992 c. International Day of the Handicapped, 1994 71. NCPD's Tenth Anniversary Report to U.S. Catholic Bishops
Section B: Directories/Contact Persons 72. National Catholic Organizations in Ministry with Persons with Disabilities 73. U.S Government Agencies and Contractors Serving Persons with Disabilities 74. Resources for Adults with Disabilities
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