Special Needs Catechesis

Here is a collection of recommended documents and resources to be used in parish education programs for students with special needs.

National Organizations

• National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities

Curriculum

Loyola Press has a variety of resources for children with special needs 

Resources

Kits available to check out from Catechesis office: Adaptive Reconciliation Prep Kit, Adaptive Confirmation Prep Kit and Adaptive First Eucharist Prep Kit.

Pope John Paul II

• 2004 Dignity and Rights of Persons with Mental Disability

United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

• Pastoral Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on people with Disabilities
• Welcome & Justice for Persons with Disabilities: A Framework of Access and Inclusion(PDF)
• Sacramental Guidelines updated 2017