Featured Resources
Inclusion in Catholic Schools: A Report from the Field
April 2026 The full report and infographics highlighting a few key facts are available as a PDF at the bottom of this page. You are welcome to use the infographics. This summary is also available in Spanish.
FAQs about Sacraments and Disability
For more information, see the USCCB Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities – Revised 2017 editionResources for Rare Disease Day (Feb 28 or 29 each year)
About Rare Disease Day
How should I Start a Parish Disability Ministry?
The best general advice is: Just do it. Start by identifying a few barriers and working to remove those barriers and build from there. See this handy list below for beginning a parish disability ministry. 1. Research and Education:
Parish Ministry Components
Not every parish has a disability ministry. Even for those that do, the disability ministries will not look entirely the same. These is no “one size fits all” ministry that can be applied to every parish. That being said, NCPD does recommend the following components as part of disability ministry in general.
Meet Saint Alexander's Parish
San Alejandro, Cornelius Oregon
Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Medical Treatment
While created in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this information remains applicable.
Ethics Committee Letter to OPTN/UNOS on Organ Donation regarding VCA Living Donors, 2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modified the OPTN Final Rule to include VCAs among transplantable organs, effective July 3, 2014. At its June meeting, the OPTN Board adopted an interim policy, without public comment but with a September 1, 2015, sunset provision. The VCA Transplantation Committee has solicited public comment on a proposal to make such policy permanent. Both provisions would permit living VCA donations.
Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities
A Framework of Access and Inclusion A Statement of the U.S. BishopsInvisible Disabilities Awareness Week
Third week in October each year.
Did you know? Communication
NCPD has created a series of educational infographics and encourages dioceses and parishes to download and share them.
Did you know? Hospitality
NCPD has created a series of educational infographics and encourages dioceses and parishes to download and share them.
Red Bird Ministries
The death of any loved one is a traumatic and complicated experience. There is a unique impact however of losing a child. Red Bird Ministries mission is to serve those who are suffering from loss.
Did you know? Good Design Limits Barriers
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