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Advocates Corner

Our goal is that every church has a volunteer Church Disability Advocate. Church advocates work within their congregation's context so that in their church everybody belongs and everybody serves. Church advocates encourage their church to consider universal design to welcome and engage people with disabilities. They also nudge the church to use responsive design to adapt and accommodate the needs of individuals in their congregation. Regional Disability Advocates are classis (regional groups of churches) level volunteers who support Church Disability Advocates and connect with churches who do not yet have a Church Disability Advocate. To learn more about the roles of church and regional disability advocates, check out the position descriptions.

Find your Classis Regional Advocate

The Learning Journey Advocate Training Program
This free online training program equips our volunteers to do their work. Are you a volunteer? Sign up for the Learning Journey. 

Church/Regional Disability Advocates

The toolkits below will help you in your role as a disability concerns Advocate.

Disability Awareness Sunday Resources

All the resources needed to host a disability service within your church.

Church Disability Advocate Resources

A roadmap for Church Disability Advocates: From the First Step to Success!

Regional Disability Advocate Resources

A roadmap for Regional Disability Advocates: From the First Step to Success!

Contacting Churches: A Three-Part Series

Part 1 - Thinking About the Relationship

Contacting Churches: A Three-Part Series

Part 3 - Walk Alongside Them in the Process