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Our comprehensive suite of resources is built to help your church gain the knowledge, strategies, and faith-driven skills to build and maintain a disability-inclusive environment. No matter what stage your church is at—from seeking the latest materials for a long-standing program to learning more about disability in general—you’ll find countless resources to fit your needs.

Resources for churches

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Learn key facts about foster care and complex trauma, and discover its impact on kids' feelings and behaviors.
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As we conclude the first part of our training, we reflect on all we’ve learned. We remember that the foundation of our relationship with those experiencing disability is kinship, compassion, and fellowship.
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Listen in on this powerful conversation with safety and trauma experts on how to build and maintain healthy attachment with kids at church while maintaining a safe environment.
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Learn the top five challenges the Deaf community faces and how you can help break down barriers.
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Deaf Millennial Project shares one best approach in starting a Deaf discipleship group. A simple tool that will engage and disciple Deaf people for Christ.
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Preparing our minds and hearts to minister to people with disabilities and their families in the most effective way possible.
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This series is designed to provide two practical instruction videos along with videos focused on parents and spiritual interaction with those with special needs.
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Kick bands are great inexpensive sensory tools to help people stay seated. Put them on the chair legs at church to increase attention, concentration, and learning while decreasing anxiety. Training Video 5 of 8.
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Learn to support healthy relationships, connect personally, and provide a warm, caring presence for children in foster care.
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Families of kids with autism are 84% less likely to attend a worship service in a calendar year compared to families unaffected by disability.
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DMP shares different ways to approach Deaf ministry.
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This video explores innovative ways to engage diverse learners in church settings, from creative teaching methods to sensory-friendly environments.
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Perfect for pastors, ministry leaders, teachers, and anyone passionate about making Biblical teaching accessible. Learn how to leverage technology, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning to create an inclusive…
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Touch, textures, and temperature are important to consider in church and ministry events. Find sensory-friendly solutions for greetings, seating, meals, communion, baptism, and more! Training Video 4 of 6.
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Troubling circumstances tend to do one of two things to people. Either it will draw people closer to God or drive them further away. When people face troubling circumstances it is only natural that they have more questions…