Deaf & Disabilities Ministry
April is Autism Awareness Month
April 05, 2020April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a spectrum disorder and affects people in various ways. Some people with Autism need a full-time caregiver while others live independently within their communities without anyone noticing they have Autism. Regardless of where one falls on the spectrum, all persons with Autism are called to full meaningful participation in the life of the Church. National Catholic Partnership on disability has a variety of resources available for persons with disabilities and family members.
Read More »Stories of Jesus and the Saints Performed by Deaf Actors
March 25, 2020Stories of Jesus and the Saints is offered by the National Catholic and Office of the Deaf (NCOD) and the Deaf Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in ASL with captions and voiced in English.
Read More »COVID-19 Resources for those with disabilities
March 22, 2020In order to address the various needs of the disability community during the COVID-19 crisis, National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities (NCPD) has compiled a list of resources on their website.
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