Local Advocacy and Support
Supporting learners with disabilities in Catholic Schools often requires looking at the local context. Many localities have nonprofits dedicated to advocating and providing funding for the needs of learners with disabilities in Catholic Schools.
Roman Missal
For many years, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability has been honored to provide the Large-Print Roman Missal to support priests and deacons with low vision in celebrating the liturgy. Through this initiative NCPD has offered accessible formats of the Roman Missal, Third Edition to clergy across the country.
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.
Braille/Large Print Scripture Resources
Xavier Society for the Blind provides the following scripture resources:
Hope: A Guide for Faith Leaders to Prevent Youth Suicide
The guide provides accessible, practical, and well-researched information on suicide prevention, specifically geared for those of us who work with youth. It helps faith leaders learn how to identify
Book - Responding to Suicide: A Pastoral Handbook for Catholic Leaders
Many pastoral leaders feel ill-equipped to respond to the turmoil of those who face the death by suicide of a loved one. Responding to Suicide is the first book written for Catholic leaders that takes a holistic approach to understanding suicide and ministering effectively in its aftermath.
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
Pope Francis on Mental Illness
Pope Francis met with participants of a mental health conference last month. He noted that it is essential that action is taken to “fully overcome the stigma that mental illness is often tainted with.”
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.- 1 of 2
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