Accessibility Sunday

ELCA Churchwide Assembly Action CA01.07.70

Passed by the 2001 Churchwide Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Resolved
To receive the memorials of the Northern Illinois Synod, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, and the Northwest Washington Synod proposing a designated Sunday on accessibility;

To decline to establish an officially designated Accessibility Sunday, but to encourage ELCA congregations to identify one of the Sundays in October for a special emphasis on disability awareness, using the materials being developed by the Division for Church in Society; and

To encourage synods to address disability ministries utilizing the consultation services available from the Division for Church in Society.