During the pandemic the AIM Coordinating Committee paused accepting new congregations into the AIM Program. We have used this time to reevaluate the program, drawing on our experience and the feedback from AIM congregations. We have made the difficult decision to end the Program on June 30, 2022.
Read the full AIM Program statement here.
The AIM Program started in 2014 as a certification program for congregations combining accessibility and inclusion projects and worship services on disability related topics with a goal of dismantling ableism in the church community and beyond. Currently, seven congregations have completed this program and we list them here on the EqUUal Access website. With over a thousand congregations in the Unitarian Universalist Association, not enough disabled UUs were benefiting from this program and the decision to end it was made.
EqUUal Access remains committed to work on anti-ableism/anti-oppression and disability justice issues affecting disabled UUs. This work is ongoing and ever changing. To reach as many disabled UUs as we can, we need to broaden our scope and include as many people as possible.
We will be celebrating the AIM Program and the work of the AIM Congregations at this year’s EqUUal Access Celebration on June 16th, 2022. We hope that you will join us!
With our deepest appreciation for all who have participated in the AIM Program,
Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry Coordinating Committee
