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Churches seen as failing to welcome people with disabilities

A four-year-old with impaired vision is not allowed in the toddler class in church and is forced to remain in the nursery.

The mother of a child with dwarfing syndrome is told her church cannot provide a stool to allow her daughter to reach the bathroom sink because it would be an insurance risk.

A minister refuses to visit a family’s home because their teen with autism makes him feel uncomfortable.