| Resolution Number: | 2012-D068 | |
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| Title: | Address Education and Pastoral Care of Developmentally Disabled | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That the Church recognizes that all people are children of God, regardless of mental abilities; and be it further
Resolved, That those with developmental disabilities, including but not limited to persons with Asperger's syndrome, persons on the autism spectrum, persons with Down syndrome, and persons with ADHD, require different approaches to education and pastoral care; and be it further
Resolved, That the 77th General Convention create a Task Force to study what resources are currently available, and to create resources that can be used to help educators and clergy to tend to this population, and to foster the unique talents found in this population that should be embraced and encouraged.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 2012 (New York: General Convention, 2012), p. 711. |
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