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Resources - Accessibility & Accommodations

Demonstration of automatic door opener at a UMC local church

Photo of a man using a walker and demonstrating a new automatic door opener, partially funded
by a grant from the DMC.

This page contains much of what you need to equip your annual conferences, congregations, and other organizations to make buildings, communications, and events welcoming and accessible to all.

Accessibility

Environmental Accessibility (fragrances, building safety)

Communications Accessibility (technical guidelines, assistive technology)

Event Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility Audit

Annual Accessibility Audit - Basics
UMC Annual Accessibility Audit (downloads as a fillable pdf)
Guidance for Completing the “Annual Accessibility Audit for UM Churches"

Disability-Friendly and Accessible Badge Program:

Physical Environment:

Hospitality (non-physical environment)

Environmental Accessibility (fragrances, building safety)

Environmental Sensitivities and Fragrance Reduction

Coming soon! Contact us for more information.

Building safety:

Emergency procedures:

Communications Accessibility (technical guidelines, assistive technology)

Assistive Technology (assistive listening, large print, captioning):

Virtual Worship is Here to Stay

Coming soon! Contact us for more information.

Website Accessibility/Design:

Best Practices (audio, visual, print media):