[BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Churches And Accessibility

Fri Feb 11 13:55:53 UTC 2022

What's happened with us is, as we got more involved in other church gatherings and ministries, we got to know more people, so developed more of a body of people to assist, so wouen't depending on only a few.

judy
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Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 9:31 pm
Subject: Re: [BlTlk] Churches And Accessibility

>
>
> I've had about 50 to 60 percent luck with transportation.  I've found that
> if you do about how fo the transportation, you can get the other hald taken
> care of.  100 percent of the going back and forth through others, unless you
> have a lot of folks tends to break down somewhat, though I can't really
> blame the people, they are doing it to be nice, or because they are lead
> too.  
> Justin
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> Nope, not that one.
> 
> Judy
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> 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.
> 
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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
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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
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> 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
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> 
> 
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> ARMANDO via BlTlk
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> Importance: High
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> 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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