Preach it, Brother Stephen!

Feb 112011
 

From Stephen Kuusisto at Planet of the Blind: Churches enjoy their exemption from the ADA because religious leaders argued successfully before Congress that houses of worship should be considered as “private clubs” which is why you frequently see parishioners wearing “Members Only” jackets. (Yes, the Lutheran jacket is in tasteful earth tones.) For Jesus said: [...]

Disabled worshippers struggle to find home in pews

Jan 152010
 

From Forbes: Years after federal law required accommodations for the disabled, separation of church and state means houses of worship remain largely beyond the law’s reach. State laws and denominational measures meant to take up the slack are tricky to enforce and face resistance from churches who call them both costly and impractical. Full article: [...]

Faith Communities and Disability

Jul 032009
 

Via Wheelie Catholic, a link to PBS’ Religion & Ethics Newsweekly article, Faith Communities and Disability: I’ve had families say to me, “I’ve fought all week to get my kid included in a school or whatever. I shouldn’t”?I don’t want to have to fight when it comes to Sunday morning or Saturday.”? The piece profiles [...]

Everyone’s welcome, pee before you come

May 152007
 

I’m like a broken record, discovering the same thing over and over again. Tonight we rehearsed at Boulder Seventh Day Adventist Church. Inadequate parking, overly steep ramp, no flat area in front of the door, four steps up to to the chancel, no accessible restroom. Pee before you come. I dug back into old email [...]

Rolling the Labyrinth

May 022007
 

This is cool: Nuns open wheelchair accessible labyrinth

I burn with shame

Feb 092007
 

Despite her use of the unfortunate “confined to a wheelchair”, here is a minister who now gets it: A few months later, the decision was made to move our regular weekly worship to a new location due to the space limits at the park rec center. A local AME Zion church in our neighborhood opened [...]

The Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque

Jan 302007
 

Website: http://www.stjohnsabq.org/ Parking: on the street (metered, Albuquerque allows handicapped parking permit holders to park at meters for free) church lot on the northeast corner of property, no permit spaces commercial parking lot across the street to the north, no charge on Sundays Building access: The building is accessible via the northeast entrance; all other [...]

Pigs May Have Flown – News at 11

Oct 052006
 
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series The Communion of Saints (aka the Saint Andrew Saga)

I have just been invited to sing at the re-dedication of Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church, re-opening after many months of construction. Longtime readers may recall my frustration with this church – I am not a member, but my choir rehearses there, and will again once they are open for business. I have not had the [...]

The Archbishop of York, at least trilingual

Dec 062005
 

Via the Ouch! Weblog: Dr Sentamu turns his enthronement into a party When it came to the Peace – which the Archbishop signed for the deaf, as he did all his key pronouncements – that, too, was made joyful by the Luo Dancers and Singers, Mothers’ Union members from Stratford. Dressed in white silk with [...]

Up-front and Gracious Ramp

Oct 102005
 

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Church extends welcome mat. “A lot of people go at the question of access and ramps as a necessary evil,” said Beyreis, who runs a one-person firm called Architectural Environments Studio. “But the church’s mission was to be open to everyone. So the ramp needed to be as up-front and [...]

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