{"id":1930,"date":"2023-08-30T00:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/untangledfaithpodcast.com\/2023\/08\/30\/93-creating-a-more-accessible-church-jennifer-ji-hye-ko-on-combating-ableism-in-faith-communities\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T17:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:02:54","slug":"93-creating-a-more-accessible-church-jennifer-ji-hye-ko-on-combating-ableism-in-faith-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/untangledfaithpodcast.com\/2023\/08\/30\/93-creating-a-more-accessible-church-jennifer-ji-hye-ko-on-combating-ableism-in-faith-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"93: Creating a More Accessible Church: Jennifer Ji-Hye Ko on Combating Ableism in Faith Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the secular world is out loving disabled people more than the church, there&#8217;s a problem. &#8211; Jennifer Ko<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Ko joins Amy Fritz for an essential conversation about disability, accessibility, and ableism in faith communities.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about the complex issue of ableism in our faith communities and how to combat it.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the importance and role of accessibility in places of worship like churches.<\/li>\n<li>Explore theological insights into disability.<\/li>\n<li>Reveal the deep-seated generational sin of partiality towards disabled individuals within religious circles.<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the challenging experiences of individuals with unseen disabilities and society&#8217;s misguided judgments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resources mentioned by Jennifer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joni and Friends:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/joniandfriends.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/joniandfriends.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04h-KYLDrWxkM0UMXyisRV\"> https:\/\/joniandfriends.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>A Lamenter&#8217;s Pathway to Joy by Jennifer Ji-Hye Ko<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lamenters-Pathway-Joy-Devotional-Journal\/dp\/B09TN45GZ1\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+lamenters+pathway+to+joy&amp;qid=1685083811&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lamenters-Pathway-Joy-Devotional-Journal\/dp\/B09TN45GZ1\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Da%2Blamenters%2Bpathway%2Bto%2Bjoy%26qid%3D1685083811%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XtR9ePcVhX-PmYp1J3yXt\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lamenters-Pathway-Joy-Devotional-Journal\/dp\/B09TN45GZ1\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+lamenters+pathway+to+joy&amp;qid=1685083811&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Disability and the Gospel by Michael S. Beates<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Disability-Gospel-Brokenness-Display-Grace\/dp\/1433530457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LOLW4FXWZDV1&amp;keywords=disability+and+the+gospel&amp;qid=1687510323&amp;sprefix=disability+and+the+gospel%2Caps%2C131&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Disability-Gospel-Brokenness-Display-Grace\/dp\/1433530457\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D1LOLW4FXWZDV1%26keywords%3Ddisability%2Band%2Bthe%2Bgospel%26qid%3D1687510323%26sprefix%3Ddisability%2Band%2Bthe%2Bgospel%252Caps%252C131%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27is28fIMuCpneKk35gibA\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Disability-Gospel-Brokenness-Display-Grace\/dp\/1433530457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LOLW4FXWZDV1&amp;keywords=disability+and+the+gospel&amp;qid=1687510323&amp;sprefix=disability+and+the+gospel%2Caps%2C131&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Like Me by Laura Wifler<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Like-Me-Disability-Discovering-Person\/dp\/0736985751\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E904QCUJTVBF&amp;keywords=like+me+a+story+about+disability&amp;qid=1687510361&amp;sprefix=like+me%2Caps%2C132&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Like-Me-Disability-Discovering-Person\/dp\/0736985751\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3E904QCUJTVBF%26keywords%3Dlike%2Bme%2Ba%2Bstory%2Babout%2Bdisability%26qid%3D1687510361%26sprefix%3Dlike%2Bme%252Caps%252C132%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1iXbT1iQ7gygEjMLe-Hpfh\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Like-Me-Disability-Discovering-Person\/dp\/0736985751\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E904QCUJTVBF&amp;keywords=like+me+a+story+about+disability&amp;qid=1687510361&amp;sprefix=like+me%2Caps%2C132&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>God Made Me Unique from Joni and Friends<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Made-Me-Unique-Children\/dp\/194813070X\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=god+made+me+unique+book&amp;qid=1687510396&amp;sprefix=god+made+me+unique%2Caps%2C135&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Made-Me-Unique-Children\/dp\/194813070X\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dgod%2Bmade%2Bme%2Bunique%2Bbook%26qid%3D1687510396%26sprefix%3Dgod%2Bmade%2Bme%2Bunique%252Caps%252C135%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1D6-mF4hW7LHd9cZxZmyJU\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Made-Me-Unique-Children\/dp\/194813070X\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=god+made+me+unique+book&amp;qid=1687510396&amp;sprefix=god+made+me+unique%2Caps%2C135&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>A Day With No Words written by Tiffany Hammond who is a Black Autistic mother of two Autistic boys, one of whom is non-speaking<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Day-No-Words-Tiffany-Hammond\/dp\/1736949799\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+day+with+no+words+tiffany+hammond&amp;qid=1687510536&amp;sprefix=a+day+with+no+words%2Caps%2C132&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Day-No-Words-Tiffany-Hammond\/dp\/1736949799\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Da%2Bday%2Bwith%2Bno%2Bwords%2Btiffany%2Bhammond%26qid%3D1687510536%26sprefix%3Da%2Bday%2Bwith%2Bno%2Bwords%252Caps%252C132%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693410892729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16CLyYHPeLqUrc7q5tEhpV\"> https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Day-No-Words-Tiffany-Hammond\/dp\/1736949799\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+day+with+no+words+tiffany+hammond&amp;qid=1687510536&amp;sprefix=a+day+with+no+words%2Caps%2C132&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Connect with Jennifer here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferjihyeko.com\">https:\/\/www.jenniferjihyeko.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@jenniferjihyeko\">https:\/\/substack.com\/@jenniferjihyeko<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennifer.jihye.ko\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennifer.jihye.ko\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenniferjihyeko\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenniferjihyeko<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Episodes you might enjoy:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IHIARY6qv2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/untangledfaithpodcast.com\/2023\/05\/24\/81-prophetic-presence-lyndsey-medford-on-trusting-god-through-chronic-illness\/\">81: Prophetic Presence: Lyndsey Medford on Trusting God Through Chronic Illness<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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