Opening Your Doors
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
One of many stories of how local businesses and technology work together to create a more #welcomingcommunity!
https://t.co/jZUaKmpmZ0
#accessibility #inclusion
Our very own Mike Walker will be offering an Our Doors are Open community inclusion workshop to the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College at UofT tomorrow morning!
Sign up for workshops to make your community more welcoming: https://t.co/V1DCzRzO75
#welcomingcommunity
The Death of Cardinal Bernard Law and the Legacy of Clergy Sex Abuse https://t.co/0eTqQcfRKI
Introducing Our Doors Are Open's Guide for Accessible Congregations.
With tips and resources in the palm of your hand (or in a click of a button) to learn from, share with others, and help grow your community.
Becoming a welcoming community has never been easier. #learnsharegrow #accessible #inclusion
To become inclusive:
opendoors.idrc.ocadu.ca/guide-for-accessible-congregation/
How do you grow your community? Build a committee, promote participation, set trainings. The only way to become a member of a welcoming faith community is to have said community in the first place. #learnsharegrow #accessibility #inclusive
Learn how to grow:
opendoors.idrc.ocadu.ca/getting-down-to-work/
How do you share your knowledge?
See a barrier? Speak out and let others know.
Someone in need? Ask first with the right words.
Members of the community, new and old? Welcome them.
What you do with your knowledge is only the beginning to becoming inclusive. #learnsharegrow #accessibility #inclusive
Learn how to share:
opendoors.idrc.ocadu.ca/getting-started/