[BlindTlk] Churches And Accessibility

Sat Apr 30 23:40:20 UTC 2022

We contacted our pastor before we moved to town. In the congregation have been absolutely wonderful. There’s always a few troublemakers in the congregation but we’ve never had a problem getting rides, getting things like bulletins accessible and such. They’re kind of limited by finances but they’re very willing to do anything they possibly can. Of course we joined last summer so we joined on the tail end of Covid. Don’t be ashamed to ask for help. If your church or synagogue won’t let you participate, and they’re not living out their lives. Tiring thing is educating. But we are all doing that day and day out anyhow. That’s the pitfalls of blindness. 

Ericka Nelson

> On Feb 10, 2022, at 1:37 PM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> To answer your first question,  no I've never had any difficulty with
> addressing accessibility issues. I attend church. I've used my cane and I
> speak to those who speak to me. What I'm saying is that I'm not too involved
> in church.
> My pastor know me and my family. But I never discussed anything related to
> blindness topics.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of VIAS, ARMANDO via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:25 PM
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> Cc: VIAS, ARMANDO <armando at armandovias.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Churches And Accessibility
> Importance: High
> 
> I agree. By the way, have you guys ever heard this service called Subsplash?
> My church is, sadly, switching to a new service called Subsplash. The church
> also has an app, in which the app, is accessible as of now.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Peter Donahue via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:18 PM
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> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> And some of the churches that don't have bus ministries are megachurches
> with mega funds to spend. If they can operate their own schools, homes for
> unwed mothers to be, and operate many other ministries they should be able
> to operate bus ministries so all who wish to attend church in person can do
> so.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 11:28 AM
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> 
> Some churches do not have any bus ministry or rideshare setup while others
> will.
> 
> One of the churches we attended, when we let it known we would need rides,
> the pastor very appropriately announced it, to our surprise, and we had
> several offers for regular rides.  Sometimes, it's just helping people to
> understand the need and offering to help out with gas.
> 
> Another church helped out when I called the church office to try to set
> something up.  It is helping them to understand that a ride doesn't
> necessarily mean an accessible van.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Williams
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 9:14 AM
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> Cc: Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Churches And Accessibility
> 
> They don't have to abide by ADA, so  you really need to hope that the father
> steps in, here.
> 
> Haven't had much luck, though I've been to a few accessibility presentations
> at churches, one to be exact.
> 
> If it is too hard, they will try nicely to get around it.
> 
> You can sometimes get volunteers to help you with stuff, I've found that
> works fairly well in church.  
> 
> I had a pastor at a church tell me they couldn't have someone come to get me
> on Sundays, even though they had a 5000 member church.  The church had an
> elevator in it; it was huge.
> 
> So, it is hit and miss.  You'll have to probably do more teaching and
> educating in this instance.  Show them the WACG guidelines.  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of VIAS,
> ARMANDO via BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 11:36 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: VIAS, ARMANDO <armando at armandovias.com>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Churches And Accessibility
> Importance: High
> 
> For those of you that go to church, have you ever had to advocate for
> accessible accommodations? For example, my church is switching websites, and
> I'm trying my best to ensure accessibility to include everyone.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Armando Vias
> 
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