Cooperative Resource Exhibit

The goal of the Religion and Spirituality Division's Cooperative Resource Exhibit is to bring together resources from many different organizations and publishing houses that are currently available to anyone involved in ministries or religious services with people with developmental disabilities and their families. Resources can include books, journals, audio-visual resources, religious education curricula, program brochures, etc. We also invite resources on areas such as spirituality, advocacy, ethics, family supports, community building, and education that may be of use to clergy, families, and laypersons in congregations.

On behalf of the Religion and Spirituality Division of the AAIDD (formerly AAMR), I would like to invite you to include some of your resources in the 2007 Cooperative Resource Exhibit for our national conference.

We have done this Cooperative Exhibit for 20 years, usually contacting publishers and resource offices early in the new year. This year, the conference is in Atlanta, May 22-24.

To find out more about the Exhibit and learn how you can submit materials, download the 2007 Entry form and return in by April 1, 2007.

An Invitation to Publishers and Organizations with Resources for Congregations and Inclusive Ministries with People with Disabilities and their Families

On behalf of the Religion and Spirituality Division of the AAIDD (formerly AAMR), I would like to invite you to include some of your resources in the 2007 Cooperative Resource Exhibit for our national conference.

We have done this Cooperative Exhibit for 20 years, usually contacting publishers and resource offices early in the new year. This year, the conference is in Atlanta, May 22-24.

We would like to invite you to include resources in this Cooperative Resource Exhibit. As usual, all entries will:

• Be included in a comprehensive exhibit listing with prices and address information for ordering.
• Receive wider dissemination when the listing is sent out with our newsletter in the summer, and used by many as a handout for workshops and conferences.
• The exhibit may be used in other conferences through the year.
• Be included in future revisions of the Resource Guide, Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries with Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. A Bibliography and Resource Guide. (See the PDF version of the Resources Guide)
• Ongoing, we are delighted to give publicity to new resources in this area through our newsletter. See newsletter samples here.
• If you have new resources and would like them reviewed by the Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health, send me a review copy.
• If you want to do your own exhibit at the conference, contact Chuck Wagner at chuck@corcexpo.com.

Download a printable version of the invitation..

Last year we had many publishers and resource offices that participated in the Cooperative Resource Exhibit of the AAMR Religion and Spirituality Division at the AAMR Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida.

2006 Cooperative Resource Exhibit Listing

2006 Cooperative Resource Exhibit Contact Information

Deep and Wide: A Retreat Day Exploring Theological Issues and Models of Developing Interfaith Supports

Resource Presenters:

• Dr. Nancy Eiesland, Candler School of Theology
• Mark Crenshaw, Interfaith Disabilities Network, Atlanta

Thursday, May 24, First Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia

This is a one day workshop/retreat at the end of the annual national conference of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. It is an opportunity for members of the Religion and Spirituality Division of AAID and other AAID members meet, network, and reflect with people involved in ministries with people with disabilities and their families in the wider Atlanta area.

Our resource leaders for the day are Dr. Nancy Eiesland, Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and author of The Disabled God and Human Disability and the Service of God, and numerous articles and chapters on disability theology. She is currently working on a project exploring theology of disability and mothers with disabilities. She will present some of the themes of her writing and current research and thinking, and help us all reflect on theological dimensions of our work.

Mark Crenshaw coordinates an area wide interfaith, interagency program in ministries and faith based supports in the Atlanta area. He will talk about their projects, and some of the lessons learned in working on an interfaith, interagency basis with congregations, agencies, and advocacy groups.

There will plenty of time for discussion, sharing, and networking among participants. AAID members who are doing presentations at the AAID Conference will also bring summaries and resource materials. The day provides a valuable opportunity for participants at a national conference to network with people in the local Atlanta area, and vice versa. The retreat will be followed by a dinner at a local restaurant in Decatur.

Retreat Costs: $25. Dinner costs will be extra.