Online resources:
From the USCCB:
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If you would like the published booklet, they are available at the DIocese of Youngstown Office of Religious Education (Contact Sandi at 330-744-8451x302, or email Sandi here).
Maureen Platt, author of Salt & Light: Church, Disabilities, and the Blessings of Welcome for All, provides a thoughtful article on helping to prepare children and adults with disabilities for sacraments. Salt & Light is available from the diocesan library (see below).
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From the National Catholic Partnership on Disability:
Includes resources and links to resources for people with Mental Illness, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, Physical Disability, and Blindness/Vision Loss.
This 12-minute video, "Catechesis and Persons with Disabilities: A Necessary Engagement in the Daily Life of the Church," is excellent team-building viewing as it inspires and encourages us to minister to and with children and adults of all different abilities. The video inspires inclusion of all people in sacramental preparation, liturgical ministries, and community building because everyone is loved and needed in the Church. Video produced by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability for the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.
For people with visual impairment:
Materials provided at no charge in braille, large print and audio: Free access to over 1,400 titles related to the Catholic Church, religion, spiritual and inspirational themes in braille and audio.
Subscription services include monthly readings, prayers and responses for the Sunday Mass and selected Feast Days and Solemnities, as well as periodicals, faith formation textbooks, and workbooks for children and adults in braille.
Subscription services include monthly readings, prayers and responses for the Sunday Mass and selected Feast Days and Solemnities, as well as periodicals, faith formation textbooks, and workbooks for children and adults in braille.
University of Dayton Institute for Pastoral Initiatives,
for building inclusion and belonging:
The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) from the University of Dayton has courses to help with inclusive ministry in parish life. Check the VLCFF calendar for course availability:
- Autism in Faith Formation (SN 4)
- Bioethical Issues, Including Care for the Aging and Support for Families
- Chronic Illness: Mental Illness, Grief, Trauma Support and Counseling
- Creative Methodologies: ADHD in Parish Life - Pastoral Implications (SN 3)
- Disabilities in Parish Life: An Overview (SN 1)
- Disability across the Life Span: Prenatal Diagnosis – End of Life Care
- Faith Formation for Adults with Special Needs (SN 5)
- Fundamentals in Deaf Faith Formation Methodologies (SN 2)
- Moral Injury: When Our Pain Blocks God’s Joy
April is World Autism Awareness Month
The Library has available adaptive materials from Loyola Press for sacramental preparation and prayer.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE LIBRARY MATERIALS
or call 330 744-8451 ext 297, or email library@youngstowndiocese.org. 
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Links from Loyola Press: 9 Strategies for How to Get and Keep Attention John E. Barone, co-author of The Adaptive Teacher, shares nine proactive attention strategies in a special e-mail series. Barone and his co-author Charleen Katra will be in your inbox each week with a different strategy to encourage practical changes rooted in respect for every child. Recognizing and Using a Preferred Interest in the Classroom Dr. Lawrence Sutton introduces the idea of using a preferred interest of a child with autism when planning lessons. Cultivating a Ministry of Presence Charleen Katra considers how we might offer a ministry of presence, sitting with another, in all the varied ways that might play out. Five Traditional Teaching Habits to Avoid John E. Barone suggests eliminating five traditional teaching habits so that classroom communication improves. Adolescence and Autism Dr. Lawrence Sutton explains that for a teacher of students with autism who are entering adolescence, there are a number of things that might be useful to recognize. National Autism Awareness Month The more you know about children with special needs, the more you can help them and their families grow in faith. How Our Daughter Has Affected Our Spirituality David and Mercedes Rizzo are the parents of a daughter with autism, and that fact led them in a new direction. How to Celebrate Mass with a Child with Special Needs Once a child knows what is expected of him or her, Mass becomes a whole lot more fun for the child, the family, and the other parishioners. |
The mission of the National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion "is to inspire [Catholic] schools to begin the process of becoming inclusive, to educate teachers, parents, principals and priests on what it takes to be an inclusive school and to provide the educational research and real life experiences that support it."
The Diocesan Library has these resources available:
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE LIBRARY MATERIALS
or call 330 744-8451 ext 297, or email library@youngstowndiocese.org.
or call 330 744-8451 ext 297, or email library@youngstowndiocese.org.
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The Adaptive Teacher: Faith-based Strategies to Reach and Teach Learners with Disabilities by John E. Barone & Charleen Katra Loyola Press, 2019 Provides the tools to: foster a welcoming environment for everyone; understand the specific needs of learners with disabilities; adapt your teaching approach for the benefit of all; develop effective communication strategies; help learners build confidence, independence, and ownership. 
Different Gifts, Same Spirit: Creating an Inclusive Learning Community by Peg Bowman Loyola Press, 2018 This 30-page resource contains lesson plans, reproducibles, and family pages for program directors, catechists, and parents to teach children to practice inclusion in their classrooms as well as in their homes and communities. 
A Place for All: Ministry for Youth with Special Needs by John Barone St. Mary's Press, 2008 A guide for religious education for children who have been diagnosed with neurological disorders--autism, Tourette's syndrome, and bipolar disorder--and provides information and advice to become better able to say honestly, "There is a place for all in our community!" 
How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Autism and other Special Needs by Lawrence R. Sutton Loyola Press, 2013 A guide for creating a program that connects children who have special needs with faith mentors, providing catechesis using existing resources, and enriching the faith of the entire parish. |
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