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Religious groups mustn’t stall on accessibility, disability activists say

By Kathryn Post — July 29, 2022
(RNS) — ‘It’s not just a legal duty, or human rights duty. It’s a spiritual duty.’

‘My Body Is Not a Prayer Request’ imagines a disability-centered church

By Kathryn Post — May 12, 2022
(RNS ) — ‘My body, too, is made in the image of the Divine and its crookedness isn’t anything to be ashamed of.’

Pope Francis to meet Ohio girl who wants to see pontiff before she goes blind

By Josephine McKenna — March 23, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Five-year-old Lizzy Myers suffers from an incurable genetic disease that leads to blindness, but next week she is to fulfill her wish of meeting the pontiff.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Learning from (dis)ability

By Mark I. Pinsky — July 12, 2012

(RNS) The good news is that some churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples are already welcoming people with disabilities and preparing for the coming influx of wounded vets and creaky boomers. The bad news is that some congregations still resist making themselves welcoming, accessible and inclusive. By Mark Pinksy.

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