Family Village Worship Center
This Center includes religious/faith/spiritual resources for those who have disabilities.
General Worship Resources
- Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc.
"With over 50 facilities, programs and service offices in 12 states,
Bethesda provides services and supports to individuals with
developmental disabilities, their families and the community from a
Lutheran perspective."
- CARE Ministries, Inc.
A national interdenominational agency promoting spiritual development and Christian resources for people who are blind and visually impaired to encourage their full inclusion as fellow ministers and co-laborers in the Body of Christ.
- Christian Council on Persons with Disabilities
A consortium of Christian organizations working in disability ministry. This site is a valuable stop for anyone looking to promote ministry, advocacy or disability awareness in their church or community.
- Computerized AIDS Ministries (CAM)
This is a program of the Health and Welfare Ministries Program Department, General Board of Global Ministries, of The United Methodist Church. Its purpose is HIV/AIDS information, education and support.
- Council for Jews with Special Needs
Works to ensure that all Jewish young people with disabilities have the opportunity to fully participate in the richness of Jewish religious, cultural, and social life. It offers a variety of programs, services, and materials.
- Crossroads Christian Fellowship with Disabled Persons in New South Wales (NSW), Inc.—Australia
This is a Christ centred Organisation for people with disabilities and their carers which affirms them, advocates for them and promotes their integration into, and acceptance by, the community and Christian churches.
- Disability Concerns (DISC)
This website is for persons living with physically or mentally challenging conditions, their friends, families, caretakers, lay associates, and clergy. It offers information related to disability concerns, yet adds the dimension of spiritual care.
- Health and Welfare Ministries
This group assists United Methodists to become involved globally in health and welfare ministries, which address the critical health needs of children, youth, older adults, persons with physically and mentally challenging conditions, and racial/ethnic communities of color.
- JAF Ministries
This group, formerly known as Joni and Friends, is the disability outreach of Joni Eareckson Tada, and exists to accelerate Christian ministry in the disability community. Joni, a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident in 1967, is an internationally known advocate for the disabled, radio host, author, conference speaker, and mouth-artist.
- Mephibosheth Ministry
This is a non-profit organization that offers written materials and specialized training to provide the necessary components to bring the word of God to people with special needs (physically and mentally challenged).
- Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) -- Texas
This is a ministry whose purpose is to reach out to those who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death and offer a way to share experiences and information through meetings, the bi-monthly newsletter, and our Internet web site.
- National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
This organization provides social and health services to older adults, children, youth and families and people who are differently abled to meet their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs in the loving and caring spirit of Christ.
- National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry (NAfIM)
The National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry promotes the full incorporation of persons with Mental Retardation and their gifts into the the Catholic Church.
- National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities
Welcomes the fourteen million Catholics who are disabled and works to ensure that there are able to participate in the celebrations and obligations of their faith, and advocates for their inclusion within the total fabric of society.
- National Christian Resource Center (NCRC)
Bethesda's National Christian Resource Center, located in Watertown, Wis., is a service which provides resources worldwide to families of people with developmental disabilities, pastors, volunteers, teachers and professionals in the field of developmental disabilities
- National Jewish Council for the Disabled
This council is dedicated to addressing the needs of all individuals with disabilities within the Jewish community.
- Religion & Disability Program
This program from the National Organization on Disability (NOD) urges local congregations, national denominational groups and seminaries to remove architectural, communication and attitudinal barriers.
- Rest Ministries, Inc. Chronic Illness/Pain Support
A non-profit Christian organization for people who live with chronic illness or pain.
Educational Worship Resources
- Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media
This reference circular includes Bibles and sacred texts of many world religions, in a variety of languages, translations, and versions. Commentaries, concordances, liturgies, prayer books, hymnals, and magazines are also listed. From the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Disability and Religion
Bibliography Compiled By Penny L. Richards, Ph.D.
- Dor L' Dor
This company offers educational Judiac software -- some which suited for those with special needs.
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program
This is a comprehensive Catholic program to improve Catholic religious education for children and adults with mental retardation. The program is written in a developmental mode and appropriate for use in the inclusive classroom, the specialized classroom, or in the home setting.
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Last Updated 7/20/2006 by familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu
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