Accessibility might seem like an add-on feature of a church, but we view it as central to who we are, and we strive to become better as we continue to learn and reflect. In 2014, our church made a bold commitment to becoming accessible to all by investing significant financial resources in making our church building accessible to people with disabilities.
Lobbyists secured exemption for Christian churches from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which means that churches are not required to reflect on how their physical spaces exclude and discriminate against people with disabilities. This troubling reality is part of our history as a Christian church.
We as a congregation, however, acted – and continue to act – on our moral convictions about inclusion and accessibility for all. Due to our 2014 Capital Campaign, we now have ramps, an elevator and an accessible restroom that make our church space compliant with the ADA’s standards for accessible design.
We also have hearing assistive technology in the form of a hearing loop system that allows you to receive sound directly into your hearing aids or cochlear implant processor equipped with a telecoil. (A telecoil, or t-coil, is a small coil of wire inside a hearing aid that allows it to become a wireless receiver.) If you attend our worship services and require use of the hearing loop system ask an usher for a transmitter.
Our commitment to accessibility is another way we can live into “ALL are welcome here.”
If you have any concerns about accessibility and you’d like to visit us in person, please reach out to our office. office@bbucc.org