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Ministry to individuals with special needs and their families is truly a unique experience and one that must be tailored to the individual. Suggestions and resources listed here are offered as guides, but “one size does not fit all” when it comes to Special Needs Ministry. It is important to spend time in relationship with both the individual and the caregivers who know that individual’s needs and abilities best.
- Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities
- Affirmation of and Commitment to the Call of the 1978 Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities
- Pastoral Statement on Persons with Disabilities (1978)
- Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities: A Framework of Access and Inclusion (1998)