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Free Resources in Braille and Audio including Readings, Prayers and Responses for Sunday Mass
- Materials provided at no charge in braille, large print and audio. - Subscription services include monthly readings, prayers and responses for the Sunday Mass and selected Feast Days and Solemnities, as well as periodicals Catholic Review and Xavier Review. - Faith formation textbooks and workbooks for children and adults in braille. - Over 1,400 titles related to the Catholic Church, religion, spiritual and inspirational themes in braille and audio.
Diocesan Initiative: Affirming Life
The Archdiocese of Washington's Affirming Life Initiative develops resources for parents, clergy, and pastoral workers regarding prenatal and postnatal support needs.
Interview with the Xavier Society
Interview with Malachy Fallon, Executive Director of the Xavier Society. Malachy talks about the history of the Xavier Society, as well as the current resources that the Xavier Society offers for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Handout: The Person with Mental Illness
Ways to create a pro-life culture with persons living with mental illness.
National Catholic Office for the Deaf
“Spread God’s message through the support of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholics Pastoral Ministry so that we may all be one in Christ!”
When Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Grieve
Feelings are not measured by IQ. Even those who cannot identify or express feelings still experience the full range of human emotions.
Assistive Listening Systems
Assistive listening systems help people hear better in challenging situations where there is noise, reverberation or distance. Types of assistive listening systems include microphones with transmitters and receivers, hearing aids, cochlear implants, earbuds and headphones. By capturing and delivering sound, individuals with hearing loss are able to listen with more clarity.
Liturgical Access for People with Hearing Loss
An estimated 28 million people in the US have severe hearing loss in both ears (NIDCD). NCPD spoke with Andrea Kaneb from Exeter, New Hampshire and Janet Kelly from Houston, Texas about their experience attending Mass with hearing loss. They both shared that people with hearing loss often accept that they will not hear or retain a lot of what is verbally expressed during Mass.
Low Lift Solutions for Physical Access Barriers
When you think of accessibility, do you first see dollar signs? Are ramps and elevators the fix-all solution to accessibility? NO!!! Accessibility is much more than ramps and elevators. Accessibility is a new way of thinking and sometimes involves little or no cost.
Principles for Understanding Deaf Ministry and Guidelines for Hiring Pastoral Ministers for the Deaf Catholic Community
"The Church in the United States in enriched by its deaf and hard of hearing brothers and sisters. 'The men and women of our own day –often perhaps unconsciously–ask believers not only to speak of Christ, but in a certain sense to show Him to them.' That is the human heart’s deepest longing. That is the yearning of the deaf and hard of hearing people in America. That is the impetus and goal of the Church’s ministry with the deaf and hard of hearing. 'Together we are the Church' (CCC)."
Living Works - A course about suicide for faith leaders
“The online LivingWorks Faith course is a tremendous resource for faith leaders. It is very interactive, helping participants think through and reflect on the role of suicide in faith communities. I highly recommend any faith leader who works in some way or another with parishioners to consider taking the course.”
Diocesan Initiative: The Gift of Time--CareBreaks in Providence RI
"The CareBreaks program is a public/private partnership. Catholic Charities provides program support, with additional assistance provided in the form of grants from the state of Rhode Island, as well as the federal government through its Division of Elderly Affairs. Federal grants require matching funds so the diocesan support makes this program possible."
Access Questions for Ministry Teams
The importance of thoughtful and careful planning for any ministry cannot be overemphasized. Planning should likewise be approached with creativity and openness. The following questions can initiate the planning process toward a universally designed ministry: What does it mean to create a church community open to all?- ‹ previous
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