Barriers are obstacles — things that get in the way of people with disabilities and others doing many of the day-to-day activities that most of us take for granted.

Barriers make going to Church impossible, or difficult, or they make it difficult or impossible for people to benefit in the same way that other people benefit from going church.

One of the key points gainst adopting the Saskchewan resolution on access was to defend the conciliatory nature of the church government.

I actually no little about the theological underpinnings, other then it's consider better to have a bottom up system, rather then a top down system with Bishops ruling over churchs. I know that one of the reasons for the Protestant reformation was the corruption that was enabled by the top down system.

But what else was involved. I know that there are other systems that mix the two. Why is ours better?

I noticed a delegate brought up at GC this morning that he was unable to see the powerpoint presentation due to the use of a certain combination of colours.

The Powerpoint people dealt with it by switching to black and white. Good idea and quickly done. However it is still possible to use colour.

 "Even at church, people would not shake my hand." ⁽¹⁾

All I can see from the reports from the Artic commission is how the equal access resolution from Saskachewan will affect the ability of churches to refuse to perform same-sex weddings. I of course see the issue through the eyes of a gay man and support the resolution.

However I am also a person living with a disability and run the web site www.accessiblechurch.ca .

 I try to find new and current information  about UCC Churches doing things around accessibility. It looks like St Paul's United  is doing something  great.

I found in the local Milton newspaper.http://www.miltoncanadianchampion.com/opinions/article/265550

Check out the new revisions and format to Accessiblechurch.ca. 

How to use Voices United and More Voices on your iPod touch or iPhone. (In addition, they can be used with modifications on other devices, according to their capacities.)

Since my sister has been ill, I have been getting to know more lay people in my congregation, and I am realizing how different I really am. Last year I was officially diagnosed with PDD-NOS a condition in the autism spectrum. Very little is known about Autism.