This USCCB pastoral statement (1978) uses language to describe disability that is now outdated. Read the NCPD document, “Speaking of Disability: Pastoral Guidelines on Language” for information about appropriate language.
November 16, 1978
To be used with students with disabilities to record method of communication, medical information, skills, specific concerns.
Provides sample bulletin announcements for volunteers.
This form is used to record empirical data as to what is actually taking place in the classroom. Since most volunteers are not professional teachers, note everything they are doing well. Be tactful in recording any observable difficulties.
Used to evaluate the year and provide information for the next catechist as to the strengths of the student and teaching methods that have been helpful.
After years of collaboration, study, and writing, The National Directory for Catechesis is now available. A companion to the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC), the National Directory for Catechesis builds on some of the core themes of the GDC, like catechesis's relationship to evangelization and worship, and provides practical tools for doing catechesis well. This is a "must-have" for anyone in catechesis or Catholic education-teachers, principals, directors, and coordinators of religious education and youth ministry, catechists, and students in the field.
Here is a collection of quotes from Church statement regarding disability.
This pdf form helps parish religious education staff assist the family by providing religious education instruction that takes into consideration the student' s special needs.
"For the reasons ably set out in the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s June 20th letter, I urge the Board to reject the proposal as written. I will limit my remarks to the worst of the several flaws the proposal contains: Its authorization of organ solicitation before any decision to withdraw lifesupport is made."
"NCPD was established thirty years ago to implement the Pastoral Statement on People with Disabilities of the U.S. Catholic bishops. On behalf of NCPD and the fourteen million disabled Catholics it serves, I submit the following comments against the Policy Plain Language Rewrite (Rewrite) OPTN has proposed."
