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29 August 2022 - Salt Lake City

News Release

Online Content for Individuals with Disabilities on Church Platforms

New online content is available to assist those who are deaf or hard of hearing or have disabilities on digital platforms of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Disabilities page has been updated at ChurchofJesusChrist.org and the content has also been posted on the Gospel Library app in the Life Help section, which includes materials for individuals, parents and caregivers and leaders of those who are deaf or hard of hearing or have disabilities.

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Resources within the app include information on the doctrine, videos, and Home Evening lessons on disability awareness and inclusion, service mission opportunities and outside resources.

The scriptures and other Church materials are available in a variety of accessible formats:

American Sign Language (asl.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Audio (audio.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Audio Description
Closed Captions
DAISY format (DAISY.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Materials on talking book cartridges
Victor Reader Stream Files

Web Braille (braille.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

Disability Specialist Helps Ward Address Hard Topics, Solve Unique Challenges

Disabilities content is also available in 10 additional languages:

American Sign Language

For more information, visit ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

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