Jennifer Pader
The Rev. Jennifer Pader is a disability rights advocate and affiliated minister for pastoral care at Fourth Universalist Society in New York.
The Rev. Jennifer Pader is a disability rights advocate and affiliated minister for pastoral care at Fourth Universalist Society in New York.
William Stillman wrote Autism and The God Connection: Redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness. The Pennsylvania resident writes extensively on the subject, serves on several boards and has Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism.
The Miracle Project, which runs arts programs for special needs children in the Los Angeles area, offers a bar and bat mitzvah program for kids with autism.
Lift Disability Network in Winter Garden, Fla., is distributing and researching a device to enhance communication for children with autism spectrum disorders. Lift is interdenominational and faith-based.
The United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries is an inclusion ministry for people with disabilities.
Presbyterians for Disability Concerns advocates for the religious lives of people with disabilities.
The Episcopal Disability Network works for the inclusion of people with disabilities into religious and congregational life.
LDS Ability focuses on disability within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, it is not an official website of the church. Faith Ability is a blog that spotlights religion and disability news. The LDS church posts online resources on the topic as well.
Friendship Ministries in Grand Rapids, Mich., helps congregations work with people with cognitive impairments. Tom VanWingerden is the executive director.