Parish Services Survey: Disabilities Ministry Leadership Council for the Archdiocese of Detroit

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* 1. Name and address of Parish?

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* 2. Parish Vicariate or Region?

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* 3. Name of Parish Family?

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* 4. Name of person filling out this survey?

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* 5. Title of person filling out this survey?

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* 6. Can we contact you for more information?

Yes

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* 7. Does your Parish have a Catholic School?

Yes, Elementary School only

Yes, High School only

Yes, Elementary and High School

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* 8. Does your Parish have a person responsible for ministries for persons with disabilities?

Yes

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* 9. If your Parish has a coordinator (or person responsible) for persons with disabilities, what is their name and title?

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* 10. If your Parish has a program for persons with disabilities, please list the number of candidates, their approximate ages, and if you know their disability?

Number of Candidates

Type of program (Sacramental preparation, Catechism, etc.)

Approximate age of candidates

Other helpful program information

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* 11. What accommodations does your Parish provide for persons with disabilities (check all that apply)?

Entrances accessible to people in wheelchairs

We have a youth group for people with disabilities

We provide catechism for people with disabilities

We provide sacramental preparation for people with disabilities

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Does your Parish include candidates with known disabilities in Faith Formation or Sacramental Preparation classes?

Yes, we typically include candidates with disabilities in our regular group programs

Yes, we include candidates with known disabilities, but we typically do so in individual 1:1 lessons.

No, we do not typically include candidates with known disabilities in our programs.

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* 13. If your Parish has a program for persons with disabilities, what materials do you use? Please describe below( e.g. Loyola Press adaptive kits for Sacramental preparation, etc)?

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* 14. If you have a program for persons with disabilities, how do you communicate it (check all that apply)

Parish Bulletin

Parish Website

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

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* 15. If you provide Sacramental preparation for persons with disabilities, how is this provided (check all that apply)?

It depends on the candidate's disability - if they can we accommodate them in a group classroom, if not we support them 1:1.

We generally provide a group session for all people with disabilities.

We generally provide 1:1 sessions for people with disabilities.

Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Do persons with disabilities serve in parish programs? (Check all that apply)?

Altar server

Lector

Eucharistic Minister

Usher

Greeter

Christian Service outreach and advocacy

Youth Ministry

Faith Formation

People with disabilities are not actively involved

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 17. If you offer programs for persons with disabilities, how are catechist typically trained (check all that apply)?

Past Experience

We provide training in our Parish

They typically have a degree in special education

Other (please describe)

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* 18. If you offer a program, are the catechist(s) certified to teach religion or to prepare for sacraments (check all that apply)?

Yes they are certified or working toward certification

We require formal training and certification

They are certified by the AOD

Other (please specify)

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* 19. If you offer a program for persons with disabilities, to what degree are parents involved?

They typically drop off and leave

They typically stay but do not participate

They typically stay and participate

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Are you interested in guidance or resources from the AOD to help with your programs for persons with disabilities (check all that apply)?

Yes, please provide us information on setting up programs for people with disabilities generally.

Yes, please provide us information on general faith formation programs for people with disabilities.

Yes, please provide us information on sacramental preparation programs for people with disabilities.

No, we are not interested at this time.

No, we have our own programs / resources.

Other (please specify)