Resources - Open Doors

"For most Catholics, the community of believers is embodied in the local parish. The parish is the door to participation for persons with disabilities, and it is the responsibility of the pastor and lay leaders to make sure that this door is always open." ~ Pastoral Statement of U.S. Bishops on Persons with Disabilities (Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1978), no. 18

Open Doors Through Accessibility
The DOJ's online revised regulations for Titles II and III	View
Archdiocese of Seattle Property & Construction Office	View
Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities: A Framework of Access and Inclusion	View
Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center, Seattle	View
Division of Developmental Disabilities	View
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation	View
Easter Seals Disability Services	View
Access Symbols	View
Aurora Ministries Audio Bibles for the Blind	View

Open Doors Through Awareness
Pastoral Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities	View
Arc of King County	View
Washington Health & Disabilities News	View
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)	View
NAMI Washington	View
NAMI’s Outreach to Faith Communities	View
National Institute on Mental Health	View
Jessica Kingsley Publishers - Special Needs Resources	View
Xavier Society for the Blind	View
Wounded Warrior Project - Resources for wounded veterans	View
Pope embraces Disabled child on Easter Sunday Article	View
Wrightslaw - Reliable information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.	View
St. James Cathedral Order of Malta Mental Health Ministry Parish Resources for working with mental illness	View
Informing Families, Building Trust - A project of the WA State Developmental Disabilities Council	View
Communities Need to Be More Inclusive - Article by Deacon Ronald San Nicholas	View

"He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me." ~ Matthew, 10:40

Open Doors through Sacraments
Guidelines for the Celebrations of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities	View
National Catholic Office for the Deaf	View

Open Doors Through Faith Formation
Archdiocese of Seattle, Library Media Center	View
Autism, the Mass & Religious Education - Article from National Catholic Reporter	View
Loyola Press - Special Needs Resources	View
Lifelong Faith Journal - Scroll down to Volume 6.4 - Faith Formation & People with Special Needs	View
Adaptive Catechesis Bibliography Resources available at Seattle Archdiocese library	View
Diocese of Toledo - Catechesis for Children and Adults with Disabilities	View

Open Doors through Fellowship
Bridge Disabilities Ministries	View
Special Olympics of Western Washington	View
Archdiocese of Seattle CYO – Athletics and Camping	View
Archdiocese of Seattle Youth Ministry	View
Archdiocese of Seattle Young Adult Ministry	View
Stanley Stamm Summer Camp	View
Faith and Light Ministry	View
Jean Vanier- style summer retreat	View
REX Program at St. Joseph, Issaquah	View

Housing and Services
L’Arche International	View
L'Arche Noah of Sealth of Seattle	View
L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community	View
My Home My Life	View
Partners 4 Housing	View
Arch Housing	View

Schools
Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic Schools	View
Eastside Catholic High School Options Program	View
Kennedy High School Mother Teresa Program Program addresses the needs of students whose learning styles are best served in a specialized environment.	View
St. Madeleine Sophie School, Bellevue - Special Needs Program for Students	View
USCCB study on Children with Special Needs	View
USCCB Department of Education – Catholic School Children with Disabilities	View
Learning Disabilities Association of Washington	View
Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic School Finder Search for Diversified Learner Programs	View
Newsletter for Diverse Learners	View
Catholic School's Diversified Learner's Committee	View
Resources for Families	View
Archdiocese of Seattle School's Facebook page	View

Events
Annual Special Needs Mass with the Archbishop & Dance April 1, 2017 - St. James Cathedral & O'Dea High School	View
REX Program - St. Joseph, Issaquah	View
Adapted Mass Schedule - Holy Redeemer, Vancouver	View

Special Needs Committee
Committee Members	View