Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community

Ginny Thornburgh and Ann Rose Davie. (1993) That All May Worship: An Interfaith Welcome to People with Disabilities . Washington, D.C.: National Organization on Disability. Shelly Christensen. (2007) The Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilities . Minneapolis: Jewish Family and Children’s Services.

Videos

Excellent videos (DVD’s) on attitudes and inclusive ministries • Ten Commandments for Communicating with Persons with Disabilities . Program Development Associates. 25 minutes. Uses humor and vignettes for ten guidelines. • Believing, Belonging, Becoming . Wisconsin Developmental Disabilities Council, www.wcdd.org, 11-minute video, four stories of congregational inclusion, two focused on children, two on adults. • Family Journeys into Faith, Autism, and Communities . Video made from interviews with New Jersey families by the Autism Center at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in Newark. Contact B. Madeleine Goldfarb at goldfabm@umdnj.edu.

For more videos on autism and disability, go to: Program Development Associates: www.DisabilityTraining.com Fanlight Productions: www.fanlight.com

National Websites

Autism sites: There are many, but these are good places to start.

Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT): www.asatonline.org Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org Organization for Autism Research (OAR): www.researchautism.org

Faith-based sites:

Community Connections: www.communityconnections.umd.edu/news/spiritualnewsletter. Building spiritual connections with Tip Sheets for including children with disabilities. National Organization on Disability: www.nod.org. Go to the Religion and Disability Program section of the website for information

on the Accessible Congregations Campaign and more. www.ncpd.org: National Catholic Partnership on Disability www.naiflm.org: National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry www.jfcsmpls.org/inclusionresources.html: Jewish Inclusion Resources

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A Journey Into Community

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