National Organizations
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities
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National Catholic Partnership on Disability
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National Catholic Bioethics Center
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Nourish for Caregivers - Our mission is to support and empower caregivers through the gift of faith.
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CUSA - An Apostolate of Persons with Chronic Illness or Disability
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Fire Foundation - Igniting Inclusive Catholic Education
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National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion - Working toward full inclusion for Catholic schools
Regional Organizations:
Rising Together Alliance - Inclusive Catholic education in the Philadelphia archdiocese
One Classroom - Inclusive Catholic education in the St. Louis archdiocese
Catholic Coalition for Special Education - Inclusive Catholic education in Washington D.C and Baltimore.
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Victorious Missionaries - Founded a spiritual support group for people with disabilities or who were chronically ill. Its purpose is to encourage those with disabilities to reach out to others with disabilities, sharing their gifts and spreading the Good News of the Gospel.The VMs have six chapters throughout the United States. They meet regularly for spiritual growth, renewal, and fellowship. Members also take part in retreats and are called to a personal prayer ministry.
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SPRED - A program founded in the Archdiocese of Chicago to help special needs children to become prepared to receive their sacraments and participate in the liturgical life of their parish. The program is now available to be adopted nationwide.
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My Catholic Doctor - Listing of Catholic doctors nationwide who treat a variety of patients.
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Diagnosis Specific
Autism
Blindness
Xavier Society for the Blind - Provides religious, spiritual, and inspirational reading materials in braille and audio to blind and visually impaired individuals worldwide.
Deaf / Hard of Hearing
Down Syndrome
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis
Blogs
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Podcasts - and individual episodes of interest
Two Rare Mama Bears - Congential Muscular Dystropy and Rare Disease
In God's Image - Radio Show and Podcast - designed to focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities, and their families, in the full life of the Church.