Mar 17, 2023 | Disability Rights, Environmental Justice, Justice, Uncategorized
For the first half of the year, BFJN has decided to dedicate its focus to the issue of housing justice. While we have touched on it before in “Uncomfortable Conversations” and blog posts, we now have the opportunity to explore the issue in more detail. In our recent...
Sep 15, 2022 | Disability Rights, Justice, Uncategorized
On September 14th, BFJN held an uncomfortable conversation on the topic of living with disabilities. My parents, David and Tracy Barclay, were our special guests. They spoke about their experience parenting a son with disabilities in an effort to share how to care for...
Jul 15, 2022 | Disability Rights, Gratitude, Justice, Uncategorized
Over the past two blogs, I have barely scratched the surface of the Disability Rights Movement. There is still much to unpack. However, I hope that these issues have taken root in your heart and provoked you to act. Now, you may be wondering where my passion for...
Jul 6, 2022 | Disability Rights, Justice, Uncategorized
Disabilities and the Church: Is the Church Really Open to All? Christians are called to care for the disabled. However, the church is often inaccessible to those living with disabilities. Why? There are two primary reasons. First, churches are not always physically...
Jun 29, 2022 | Disability Rights, Justice, Uncategorized
People are living with disabilities all around you. The CDC reports that 1 in 4 people (26%) in America currently live with some type of disability.[1] These disabilities range from mobility, cognition, hearing, vision and many others. Some of these are clearly seen...
