Sensory Friendly Masses

Fri, 05/20/2022 - 10:00pm EDT to 11:00pm

This learning session will provide information on creating an accepting environment for persons with disabilities by providing accommodations during Mass to have meaningful participation and experience in the Eucharistic celebration.

We will share resources and best practices to ensure persons with disabilities and their families have access to sensory-friendly Masses or liturgies.

Come learn how to coordinate a Sensory Modified Mass.

Noelle Collis-DeVito

Noelle is the Associate Director for the Office for Persons with Disabilities, Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Noelle and her family reside in Centerville, OH where she works for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as the Associate Director for the Office for Persons with Disabilities. She has four children ranging from ages 5 to 14 and is incredibly passionate about creating a culture of inclusion and meaningful participation for persons with disabilities and their families. Noelle is a graduate from the University of Dayton with a BA in Religious Studies and a minor in both Women's Studies and Social Work. She has also received catechetical certification in Special Needs Ministry through the VLCFF Program. In her time working for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Noelle has spearheaded the development of the new Office for Persons with Disabilities, worked to institute Sensory-Friendly Liturgies as a regular part of parish life, and has collaborated with parishes and other Archdiocesan Offices to establish a sense of belonging for all. Noelle is a member of the NCPD Council on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Sensory Friendly Masses

Noelle Collis-DeVito

National Catholic
Partnership on Disability

Advancing the Meaningful Participation
of Persons with Disabilities in Church and Society