FAQ: When Understanding Starts With Being Understood
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We walk through practical ways to make the gospel accessible for people with disabilities by addressing sensory barriers, emotional regulation, learning styles, and the “simple, concrete, repeat” method. We assume competence, build trust, and highlight God’s work beyond our limits.
• disability prevalence and the church attendance gap
• difference between physical, social, and spiritual access
• sensory sensitivities and simple environmental fixes
• emotional regulation tools and check-ins
• learning styles and five-sense teaching
• assume competence in discipleship
• simple, concrete, repeat as a core method
• relationships and communication modes as keys to learning
• God’s role in understanding and transformation
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
Chapters
1. Welcome And The Accessibility Problem (00:00:00)
2. Framing The Question On Understanding (00:00:57)
3. Physical Access Versus Intellectual Access (00:01:52)
4. Sensory Barriers And Practical Fixes (00:02:44)
5. Emotional Regulation As A Learning Gate (00:04:34)
6. Learning Styles And The Five Senses (00:06:12)
7. Assume Competence And Spiritual Access (00:07:18)
8. Simple, Concrete, Repeat (00:09:04)
9. Relationship, Communication, And Connection (00:10:32)
10. God’s Role And Core Takeaways (00:11:45)
11. Resources And Next Steps] (00:12:04)
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