ADA and the Religious Community: The Moral Case

The religious community is technically exempt from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. But is this an acceptable position for places of worship? This article examines the issues not in legal context but in terms of theology, moral teachings, experience and social justice. The author, a pers...

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Published in:Journal of religion in disability & rehabilitation
Main Author: Betenbaugh, Helen R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 1996
In: Journal of religion in disability & rehabilitation
Further subjects:B Social Justice
B Theology and disability
B Americans with Disabilities Act
B Ada
B ADA and religion
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Summary:The religious community is technically exempt from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. But is this an acceptable position for places of worship? This article examines the issues not in legal context but in terms of theology, moral teachings, experience and social justice. The author, a person with a disability, concludes with her own constructive theology.
ISSN:2376-5062
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion in disability & rehabilitation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J445V02N04_08