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UPLIFT Access Logo with green border that include disability pride flag, which has a black background and diagonal color of green, blue, white, yellow, and red. On the right side of the flag is the black UUA chalice logo and UPLIFT Access (green). Underneath is the tagline, "Uplifting Accessibility In and Beyond Unitarian Universalism."

  • January is Braille Literacy Month, and whether they’re current members or people trying to decide if membership is right for them, improving accessibility for folks with vision loss is an important way to provide radical welcome and inclusion at your congregation.

    Newsletter | February 5, 2026 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • The Peoples Hub logo, which contains a rainbow hub with spokes.

    Through the mutual learning opportunities of PeoplesHub, and the UUA’s own Meet the Moment framework, I’ve been growing my understanding of both myself, and about fellow disabled Unitarian Universalists.

    November 14, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • Bill Young is a silver haired man wearing glasses, a blue shirt with a navy sports coat, and is standing next to a tree trunk.

    Bill Young, newly elected UUA co-moderator, reflects on his history with EqUUal Access and his views of disability inclusion and accessibility.

    September 19, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • A photo of a cloudy skyline overlaid by an artistic rendering of flowers and sun and the words Deeper Joy.

    Deeper Joy is a compendium of games, songs, activities and practices for building radically inclusive, accessible, multigenerational spiritual communities.

    September 18, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility

  • The July 2025 issue of UPLIFT Access reflects on Disability Pride Month & the ADA’s 35th anniversary amidst the cuts to healthcare and access. It recognizes the beauty of disability culture, and acknowledges the need for accessibility in UU congregations.

    Newsletter | August 12, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility

  • The UUA’s UPLIFT Access blog celebrates the 14th annual GAAD, encouraging contributors to congregational websites to engage in learning opportunities about digital accessibility.

    May 20, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility

  • Learn the many reasons to plan an inclusive and accessible ordination or installation ceremony so that all people, no matter their abilities, may celebrate in community.

    May 20, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility

  • The UPLIFT Access March 2025 Blog discussed the 504 lawsuit, threats to Medicaid funding, and other recent attacks on disabled people. Author, Gretchen Maune, encouraged readers to lean into love and community

    May 20, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • "Equal Rights ... All we need" spelled out in tape and marker on poster board. The posters are on a brown brick wall.

    There are a multitude of excellent works out there by Black, disabled writers, and, in honor of Black History Month, I’m highlighting some of them for you to check out.

    By Gretchen Maune | March 6, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: #DisabilityJustice, Disability, Disability & Accessibility
  • A book with Braille text on white pages atop a white marble table. Above the book on the table is a white unlit candle in a holder, a decorative willow branch in a black vase, and a lamp that is gold with a white shade.

    World Braille Day raises awareness of this reading method crucial to blind people across the globe. If you haven’t already done so in your congregation, I would recommend installing these ADA-compliant signs around your church building for all meeting rooms, offices, bathrooms, etc.

    By Gretchen Maune | February 3, 2025 | From Uplift Access
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility