Accessibility Audit for Churches

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• Publié par: Intey
• Nombre de lectures: 52
• Langue: Slovak

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United Methodist Committee On Relief

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A publication of UMCOR, the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church

You may copy and share the audit checklist in its entirety (Chapter II). You may not publish the Accessibility Audit in a newsletter or book, or post it on a website, without permission. To request permission, contact UMCOR, General Board of Global Ministries, 475 Riverside Drive, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10115.

All biblical quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

C O N T E N T S

Chapter I: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................. 4

Who Are People with Disabilities? ................................................................................................................................................ ........... 4

Faith Community Resolutions ................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 6 Accessibility Issues ......................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... 9 Attitudinal Access ................................................................................................................................................ ............................................... 11

Access for People Who Are Blind, Are Partially Sighted, or Have Low Vision ..................................................  13 Access for People Who Are Deaf, deaf, Deafened, Deaf-Blind, or Hard of Hearing ................. ................... 14 Access for People Who Have Environmental Disabilities ................................................ .................................................. 17 Access for People Who Have Mobility Disabilities .................................................................................................................. 19 Chapter II: ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT ................................................................................................................................................ ............................ 21 The Process ................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................. 21 Getting to Our Church ................................................................................................................................................ ....................................... 22 Arriving at Our Church ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Getting Into Our Church .......................................................................................................................................... ........................................ 25

Inside Our Building ................................................................................................................................................ ............................................. 29 Our Grounds ................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................. 48 Church Life Beyond Our Grounds ................................................................................................................................................ ........... 50 Chapter III: ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES ................................................................................... ............................... 52 Agencies, Associations, Organizations, and Societies ........................................................................................................ . 52 Manufacturers (Listed by Subject) ................................................................................................................................................ ........ 53

Print and Online Resources ................................................................................................................................................ ......................... 63

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. ......................................................................................... 67

Photo Index .................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................ 74

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