Video: Two Purposes: Accepting and Including People with Disabilities
Watch the new video “Two Purposes: Accepting and Including People with Disabilities” that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints created in collaboration with the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, the Congregation Kol Ami for all our people, and...
Church Updates Resources to Help People With Disabilities
The Disability Resources section of the Church’s website has been updated at disability.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Nearly one in three households has someone with a disability. As a leader, you have a unique opportunity to support these members and their...
Disability Specialists in LDS Wards, Stakes, and Communities
The role of the stake and ward disability specialist is “to help facilitate increased participation and inclusion of Church members with disabilities.” Some responsibilities are including members with disabilities in Church meetings and activities, responding to...
Be My Eyes Mobile App Brings Sight to Blind & Low Vision People
Be My Eyes is a free mobile app that lets you be a blind person’s eyes anytime from anywhere in the world. With the press of a button, the app establishes a live video connection between sighted volunteers and blind or low-vision people. Every day, volunteers...
4 Ways to Serve Families with Disabilities
Families who are touched by disabilities need your love, help, and support. The article “4 Ways to Serve Families with Disabilities” from the June 2018 issue of the Ensign magazine explains that about 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of...
10 Ways to Create a Sense of Belonging for People with Disabilities
Young people with disabilities and their families want more than to be integrated or included. “They want to experience belonging,” said Dr. Erik Carter during a lecture at Brigham Young University. “We foster belonging not through programs but through relationships,”...
Technology to Assist LDS Who Are Hard of Hearing
The Church has made a significant effort over many years to understand the needs of members who are hard of hearing. The Church has researched possible options, and has set up various systems and devices to help, both in temples and in meetinghouses. This article...Follow on social media