Getting Started
Bring full participation of people with disabilities in your faith community by:
- Form an Accessibility Committee
- Identify Barriers
- Make a Plan
Our Doors Are Open offers faith communities creative ideas and guidance to increase inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Resources & Guidance
Our Doors Are Open has free help and support for your community:
- Free Our Doors are Open Services
- Quick Accessibility Tips
- Accessibility and Inclusion Resources
- Our Doors are Open Guide
Participating Communities
Learn who is participating in Our Doors are Open:
- Find welcoming communities and congregations
- Participating organizations
- Project photo album
NEW Mapathon. Join us https://t.co/gxIeBumeBs
Our Doors Are Open Workshop in Barrie Public Library,
Wednesday, November 28, 6:00-8:00 PM Online registration: https://t.co/EgLifapt0P Phone registration: 1-800-465-1133 https://t.co/BFDatDl0yZ
Our Doors Are Open Workshop is now available in Spanish!
Nuestras Puertas están abiertas (Spanish) – Our Doors Are Open – Nos portes sont ouvertes
opendoors.idrc.ocadu.ca
Nuestras Puertas están abiertas (Spanish) El projecto “Nuestras puertas están abiertas” fué desarrollado para ofrecer simples y creativas ideas para que comunidades de diferentes religiones puedan recibir a personas con discapacidades, e invitarlas a que participen activamente en los servicio..."Social change will not come to us like an avalanche down the mountain. It will come through seeds growing in well prepared soil – and it is we, like the earthworms, who prepare the soil. We also seed thoughts and knowledge and concern. We realize there are no guarantees as to what will come up. Yet we do know that without the seeds and prepared soil nothing will grow at all… we need more earthworming." Ursula Franklin.
May 26th – June 1st is National AccessAbility Week in Canada. It's a time to promote inclusion and accessibility and to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with disabilities.