Category - disability

Call for Pope to act on autism in the wake of church ban

agency reporter — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:43:47 +0000

Autism campaigners around the world are urging Pope Benedict XVI to act on autism in the wake of the banning of a 13 year old boy with severe autism from the Roman Catholic Church of St.Joseph, in Bertha, Minnesota in the United States.

Welcome for UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Agencies — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:55:58 +0000

Leading blindness charity Sightsavers International has has welcomed the coming into force of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

26 million disabled children denied an education

staff writers — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:35:39 +0000

Disabled children make up a third of the 77 million children worldwide who are excluded from education - equivalent to twice the number of children living in the UK. This is the conclusion of a new report published by Christian development agency World Vision. Click here to support disabled children with World Vision Alternative Gifts

Church school challenged on fair access for kids with disabilities

staff writers — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:09:52 +0000

A church school’s refusal to admit a wheelchair-bound child highlights important questions of access, inclusion and the duties of both voluntary-aided schools and the whole education sector, says the parent involved.

Why can't a church school keep faith with disabled children?

Jonathan Bartley — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:28:03 +0000

Britain's schools, including those run by faith groups, talk of inclusion. But Jonathan Bartley's wheelchair-bound son Samuel has found that the church and education authorities are reluctant to put their money where their mouth is.

Disability and Inclusion, BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day, 19th March 2007

Press Office — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:02:17 +0000

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Disabled children are being denied a voice says church charity

staff writers — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:08:44 +0000

A church charity is urging the Government to grant all disabled children placed away from home unconditional access to an independent advocate.

Faith groups lobby for US children's access to literacy and education

staff writers — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:17:37 +0000

The National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) and 20 faith organizations have joined forces as part of 100 national civil rights, education, and disability advocacy groups calling for major changes in the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law - which enacts the theories of ‚Äòstandards-based education reform', based on the belief that high expectations and setting of goals will result in success for all students.

Protecting the disabled by Jonathan Bartley, The Guardian 6th December 2003

Press Office — Sat, 06 Dec 2003 12:00:34 +0000

Following the news that a Church of England curate was challenging the police refusal to prosecute doctors for performing a late abortion on a baby with a cleft palate, Jonathan Bartley writes about t