Accompanying Disability

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The experience of being in relationship with adults with disabilities is becoming more and more common and family and friends need a trustworthy guide.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In a world that often misunderstands or underestimates the capabilities and worth of individuals with disabilities </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Accompanying Disability</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers a compassionate faithful model for nurturing relationships with loved ones with disabilities based on mutual respect dignity and affection rather than patronizing attitudes or pity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Author Topher Endress brings a wealth of insight and experience as a pastor and theologian whose father became a quadriplegic after a hiking accident. Through his personal narrative his father's writings and Bible-based reflections Endress shows how the way we think about disability can have a profound impact on our ability not just to provide care or engage respectfully but to truly accompany loved ones with disabilities along our mutual journey of life.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Drawing on principles of disability rights and advocacy as well as Scripture and personal experience this book models a paradigm shift in how society perceives and interacts with individuals with disabilities. It celebrates diversity resilience and the richness of human experience inviting readers to reflect on God's work in our world and embrace the beauty of relationships founded on equality understanding and love. Whether you're a family member friend caregiver or ally </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Accompanying Disability</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers invaluable insights and guidance for nurturing meaningful respectful and fulfilling relationships with loved ones with disabilities.</span></p><p></p>