Accessibilities

Accessibilities

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Click here for Multi-Language Meeting Finder

We meet on the last Monday of every month from 6-7PM, & we have ASL interpretation available at our committee meetings.

 

The Area 05 Accessibilities Committee explores, develops, and offers resources to alcoholics with significant
barriers to receiving the Alcoholics Anonymous message and to participating in our program of recovery and
expands access to the A.A. message to alcoholics in underserved or remote communities.

We want the message of A.A. in Area 05 to be available to all alcoholics who reach out for help.


Our committee focuses on:
● Exploring and Implementing projects that support members with a variety of accessibility challenges
● Providing resources and guidance to groups in Area 05 so that they can accommodate all A.A. members
● Creating awareness of and outreach efforts to reach alcoholics in communities remote by age, ethnicity,
gender, language, nationality, visible and invisible disabilities, race, sexual orientation, skin color, culture, and or belief (including atheist and agnostic members).


We are currently focused on several initiatives, including:
● Informing groups and members how to conduct Meeting Accessibility Inventories; so that meetings are safe and available to all regardless of visible and invisible barriers
● Carrying the Message to under-represented groups in Area 05 Participation in the Hispanic Women’s Workshop
Bringing awareness of the needs within the Deaf Community like the following:
– Collecting Contributions for ASL Interpretation at AA meetings (Gold Can)
– Facilitating Participation in General Service at the Area level Maintaining and distributing the Multi-Language Meeting Finder which helps reach alcoholics in communities remote by language and culture
Hosting Accessibilities Workshops to bring awareness and explore Accessibility needs within the Area

 

 

Links to Service Materials:

Multi-Language Meeting Finder
https://accessibilities.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous: Accessibilities Workbook
• English – https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/literature/assets/f-182w_SN_Kit.pdf
• Spanish – https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/literature/assets/sf-182w_SN_Kit.pdf

Information on Alcoholics Anonymous
https://www.aa.org/information-alcoholics-anonymous

A.A. Guidelines — Accessibility for All Alcoholics (MG-16)
https://www.aa.org/aa-guidelines-accessibility-all-alcoholics

Accessibilities Checklist for Meetings and Groups (SMF-208)
https://www.aa.org/accessibilities-checklist-meetings-and-groups

Serving All Alcoholics (F-107)
https://www.aa.org/serving-all-alcoholics-making-aa-message-accessible

Access to A.A.: Members Share on Overcoming Barriers (P-83)
https://www.aa.org/access-aa-members-share-overcoming-barriers

2024 Remote Communities Communicator
https://wamo-aa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Remote_Communities_Spring_2024-Eng.pdf

Resources for Professionals:

If You Are A Professional
https://www.aa.org/if-you-are-professional

A.A. as a Resource for the Health Care Professional
https://www.aa.org/aa-resource-health-care-professional

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aaworldservicesinc

Remote Communities Resources:

Hispanic Women in A.A.
https://www.aa.org/hispanic-women-aa

Sharing the A.A. Message with the Alcoholic Who Is Deaf or Hard-of Hearing
https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/literature/assets/mg-13_carryingtheaa.pdf

LGBTQ Alcoholics in A.A.
https://www.aa.org/lgbtq-alcoholics-aa

A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic
https://www.aa.org/god-word-agnostic-and-atheist-members-aa

A.A. for the Native Noeth American
https://www.aa.org/aa-native-north-american

A.A. and the Armed Services
https://www.aa.org/aa-and-armed-services

A.A. for Alcoholics with Mental Health Issues – and their sponsors
https://www.aa.org/aa-alcoholics-mental-health-issues-and-their-sponsors

The “God“ Word: Agnostic and Atheist Members in A.A.
https://www.aa.org/god-word-agnostic-and-atheist-members-aa

Many Paths to Spirituality
https://www.aa.org/many-paths-spirituality

A.A. for the Older Alcoholic
https://www.aa.org/aa-older-alcoholic

Young People in A.A.
https://www.aa.org/young-people-aa

Do You Think You’re Different?
https://www.aa.org/do-you-think-youre-different

Online Resources:

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nfvf9DeDA7QYvLeq4pQ-w

AA Grapevine’s Podcast
https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcast

 
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