Stories, Statistics, Solutions: Toward Understanding and Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities
Ebook
America operates by ableist norms, which often silence or hide from view those with a disability. This book provides a platform or peek inside the lives of eight people with a disability, and it offers solutions for achieving access justice.
“The future of disability studies is masterfully modeled by Luke Bobo and Angie Fuoco in assembling this gifted cast of writers, ensuring that the voices of those with disabilities are centered and heard in the conversation. Allow yourself to be edified and challenged by those whose experiences and perspectives we desperately need to shape our own.”
—Carlos Smith, lead pastor, The Journey Hanley Road
“These eight stories are a compelling window into a world many of us know of but haven’t experienced firsthand, bringing the reader right into the situations. The statistics you’ll read here are sobering; the solutions are practical and achievable. Church leaders and lay members working for accessibility, inclusion, and loving enfolding will find much encouragement here.”
—Kevin Daane, director of ministry engagement, Engaging Disability with the Gospel
- Title: Stories, Statistics, Solutions: Toward Understanding and Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities
- Authors: Luke Brad Bobo, Angie L. Fuoco, Dakota Tiger, Heidi Tiger, Emily Pilkington
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666790061, 9781666790054, 1666790052, 9781666734324, 1666734322, 1666790060
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666790061
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-04-09T10:01:16Z
Luke Brad Bobo is a visiting professor at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He co-owns Pursuing the Greater Good, LLC, with his wife, Rita. He is the author of A Layperson’s Guide to Biblical Interpretation (2016), Living Salty and Light-Filled Lives in the Workplace (2016), and Race, Economics and Apologetics (2019). He co-authored Worked Up: Navigating Calling after College (2019) and Discipleship with Monday in Mind (2020).
Angie L. Fuoco is a career US Government employee, serving as an engineer and communicator, specializing in public health and accessibility. She is editor-in-chief of the EPA’s Water Sourcebook series, has written numerous online articles about hearing loss, and has presented at the Americans with Disabilities Act Symposium. She is a passionate accessibility evangelist for all, especially those who need to see, hear, or understand the lifegiving Scriptures and life-preserving safety communications.