Disability and Mental Health Archives

In this special season, be mindful of how extra sights, sounds, and smells may affect people—then adapt accordingly.

“All of us at Peace Church experience blessings by having members who are deaf participate at every level of Peace…

Becky GetzOctober 15, 2024

I look around Odyssey Church and take note of people I need to check in with: staff and caregivers.

Once I surrendered the sense of making things fit my timeline, I could more readily embrace that this gap year…

I’m not the first person to read Jesus through the lens of autism, to ponder whether Jesus was neurodiverse.

Full accessibility that welcomes all people to participate in God’s kingdom is non-negotiable.

Terry DeYoungApril 20, 2023

It was refreshing to not make special arrangements or answer any questions; we were already acquainted.

Chantal HuininkNovember 8, 2022

I am not defined by my disability, but it’s an essential aspect of who I am.

Terry DeYoungOctober 27, 2022

The church culture’s ableist expectations were that people with disabilities are all seen as “the least of these.”

Our church’s new space allows us to be the kind of church community we want to be.