All people must be given full access to the life of the Church. Worship, fellowship and ministry to others are incomplete if anyone is excluded.
The term "disability" covers a wide range of impairments, physical and mental in nature. Although a handicap usually occurs because of the disability, it is caused by the situation rather than by the disability itself, for example a person in an electric wheelchair is only "handicapped" in moving about when steps and doors are not wide enough to admit a wheelchair.
Disability can also be seen in terms of "life stage" issues. There may need for greater recognition of the needs of those with children, and the needs of the children themselves, as well as for the elderly.
