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.

I struck a string a while back in reference to Symbiotic ... which few visited ... no questions asked. I wondered if anyone looked up the meaning of symbiotic or could relate to Patty Hearst and the SLA. How little we know of the human tongue or script as we'd rather live with desire alone and leave the infinite wisdom over the far ridge. Ides aether ... unknown stuff of the infinite mind. Then many people do not understand living below the wall as a parasite of Light! Don't give anything in return! It's a test stage folks ...

Here is a good story from Christian Educator's Guide to Creating Classes Where Everyone Belongs.

"A courageous young couple had adopted a badly abused child. Tommy was 5 but could say only two words, “car” and “bye-bye.” Easter Sunday dawned with all the Sunday school gathered for the annual pageant. Every child would have a line to say.

I have problems with memory and organization. it is worse then most people.this is due to neurological disability call PDD-NOS, and having had HIV related encephalitis many years ago.

Hi everyone. Long time. I have had to process a lot of the changes that are happening to me since joining wondercafe, and then finally rejoining a church. One of the things I promised myself when I joined the church was to change myself, but also to contribute to healing in the church. Martin Luther King was right when he said Sunday morning was the time when we ae most segregated. This is still true, but also includes segregation not just by race, but also in other ways, like ability, disability and economic status.