We explore how communication barriers keep many disabled people outside church life and lay out practical tools that welcome them in. From captioning and ALDs to AAC, ASL, and visual schedules, we share strategies any church can adopt to turn access into discipleship.
• scale and impact of disability on church participation
• hearing impairments and practical fixes
• speech and language disorders supported by AAC and visuals
• intellectual disabilities using simple, concrete, repeat
• visual impairments with Braille, large print, and description
• mobility barriers that limit interaction and how to remove them
• baseline practices every church can implement now
• training interpreters and launching ASL pathways
• partnering with professionals and forming an accessibility committee
• building a culture of feedback, iteration, and belonging
For deeper dives into these topics and more, check out indispensable-people.com and visit Amazon to purchase the books The Indispensable Kid and Gospel Accessibility and Indispensable People
