Useful Websites
Vatican
Vatican Home
1999 Conclusions Regarding the Family and the Disabled
2002 Documents for the Jubilee of the Community of Persons with Disabilities
Pope John Paul II
1981 Address to Participants in International Games for Disabled Persons
1984 Address to Handicapped and Disabled Persons during Canadian Apostolic Visit
1995 Evangelium Vitae: On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life
2000 Homily on the Jubilee Day of the Community of Persons with Disabilities
2000 Address at the Jubilee of the Disabled
2004 Dignity and Rights of Persons with Mental Disability
2004 Address at 40th Anniversary Pilgrimage of Faith and Light
Pope Benedict XVI
2008 Meeting with Children and Youth with Disabilties in New York
2009 Visit to Regina Pacis in the Holy Land
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Home
1978 Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities
1995 Sacraments for Persons with Disabilities – NCPD Large Print Version
1998 Framework for Access and Inclusion : Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities
2003 Holy Communion and Celiac Sprue Disease
2003 Adults with Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation: Approaches to Adult Faith Formation
2008 Diocesan Special Needs Resource Directory - Department of Education
Independently Funded Catholic Organizations
Intellectual Disabilities
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities -- Fact Sheet
AAIDD FAQ on Intellectual Disabilities
AAIDD Definition of Intellectual Disability
Arc of the USA Introduction to Intellectual Disability
Arc of the USA I Want to Learn About Page
Catholic Disability Organizations
National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD)
National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD)
Pathways Awareness Foundation
Xavier Society for the Blind
CUSA – Apostolate of the Chronically Sick and Disabled
Victorious Missionaries
Catholic Celiac Society
Diocese of Cleveland Catholic Information on Disability
Religion & Disability Organizations
AAIDD Religion and Disability Division
National Council of Churches of Christ -- Committee on Disabilities
The Arc Position Paper on Spirituality
AAPD Interfaith Initiative
Pathways Awareness Foundation Inclusion in Worship Materials
Pathways to Promise – Ministry Resources for Mental Illness
Faith Enhancing Movements for People with IDD
Faith and Light International
Faith and Light USA East
Faith and Light USA West
Chicago SPRED
IDD Videography
A Life Like Yours: Maddie's Story
SproutFlix: Films from around the world celebrating people with developmental disabilities
Families
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
The Arc
Family Village
National Fathers Network (NFN)
Sibling Support Project
Our-Kids
New Parents
Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley (Our-Kids)
You Are Not Alone by Patricia McGill Smith (NICHCY)
Maternal and Child Health Library
Pathways Awareness Infant Milestone Charts
Prenatal Diagnosis
My Child My Gift: A Positive Response to Serious Prenatal Diagnosis
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis: Brochure: Pastoral Care to Support Parents
Directory of Prenatal Hospice Support for Carrying to Term after a Lethal Diagnosis
Brighter Tomorrows Provides Parent Support after a Diagnosis of Trisomy 21 or Down Syndrome
Hidden Treasures Provides Parent Support and a Great You Tube Song about the Diagnosis of Trisomy 21
National Catholic Bioethics Center Statement on the Early Induction of Labor
The Case Against Premature Induction
Education Organizations
SPRED (Special Religious Development)
National Inclusive Catholic Educators
National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Bibliographies, Lists & Online Books
2009 Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries with Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
Autism and Faith: A Journey Into Community -- Elizabeth Boggs Center
Brain Injury: When the Call Comes ~ A Congregational Resource -- Elizabeth Boggs Center
Federal Government
Disability Dot Gov — Official Website
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Office of Special Education Programs
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Information Page
Provisions Related to Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
Parent Education and Training Centers Listed by State
Resource List for My Child's Special Needs — Disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials
Supplemental Social Security
Other Disability Sites
Abilities Expo
ABLEDATA
Council on Quality Leadership Guide for Person Centered Services and Disabilities
National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership
World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities
Vulnerable Adults & Sexuality
The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality – Pontifical Council for the Family
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