What If Accessibility Starts With Listening

Send us Fan MailWe talk about how physical disability can flip a person’s perspective from confidence to constant “I can’t,” and why that emotional shift deserves real attention. We share a practical story of a broken leg to show how accommodations, teamwork, and listening can turn exclusion into meaningful participation. • disability statistics that reveal a major church accessibility gap • differences between being born with a disability and acquiring one later • a child’s broken-leg experience as a window into loss and frustration • assistive devices like crutches and wheelchairs as tools for participation • adapting activities through teamwork while honoring safety limits • shifting the mindset from “I can’t” to “I can, but how” • centering the perspective of the person impacted when making plans • applying creative accessibility to disability ministry and gospel access If you want to dive deeper on your own, you can check out the indispensable-people blog or my books on Amazon called The Indispensable Kid or Gospel Accessibility and the Indispensable People.