There shall be in each annual conference a Committee on Disability Concerns.
1. The basic membership of the committee shall be nominated and elected by established procedures of the respective annual conference. Each annual conference shall determine the number and composition of the total membership. Membership shall include persons with physical disabilities and persons with mental disabilities.
2. It shall be the responsibility of this committee:
a) To be aware of the role of persons with disabilities in ministry, including ordained and diaconal ministries and local church and annual conference leadership positions.
b) To advocate for and help develop programs within the annual conference that meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
c) To be informed about current ministries within the annual conference that are related to persons with disabilities.
d) To develop ways to sensitize persons in leadership positions on issues that affect persons with disabilities and, therefore, the entire Church.
e) To foster cooperation among ministries within the annual conference that focus on specific mental and/or physical disabilities.
f) To be a resource for local churches that are attempting to develop ministries that are attitudinally and architecturally accessible.
g) To promote the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in the life of the local church and the annual conference.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 22897-CO-747-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference