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.” - Chris Miller, Chair of the NCPD Council on Mental Illness
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.
Five Beneficial Things to Know about Hearing Access
There is a common misconception that people with hearing loss only need things to be louder, so the amplification from hearing aids or cochlear implants is considered the sole solution. Unfortunately, even when things are loud enough, many still struggle with clarity. Damaged inner ear hair cells, lost synapses to the auditory nerve and several other reasons can make speech recognition difficult.
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.
Strategic Components for Successfully Working with Individuals with ASD
Here are some strategies that can be used with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Not every child responds to every tactic. Choose the best strategies for the individual child. These ideas can also be used with children with other needs than autism, such as intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Teaching Tips for Students with Autism
A few strategies for teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder!
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?
How to Help a Person Experiencing a Mental Illness
- Tips to help a person experiencing mental illness - Warning signs that may indicate mental illness
Interacting with People with Vision Loss
20.6 million American adults are blind or living with vision loss that is not corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses (National Health Interview Survey 2012). The following are some tips to facilitation interaction among people with and without 20/20 vision.
Handout: The Person with Mental Illness
Ways to create a pro-life culture with persons living with mental illness.- 1 of 2
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