The olive branch of “a god of your understanding” simply does not work for many. A common dilemma voiced in secular meetings is how the individual struggles with the insistence that a belief in god is critical to recovery. What is not discussed in the document are the more subtle, harder to quantify barriers that are based on personal biases and narrow beliefs about what AA should be. It is critical for AA to address these barriers to make the fellowship available to these individuals. Here is the document: Accessibility for All Alcoholics.īriefly, the guideline’s primary focus is to aid groups in accommodating people with physical and mental limitations such as being wheelchair bound, sight and hearing impaired, the home or hospital bound, those with chronic illness, strokes, and brain injury. I consulted a GSO Guidelines document to get an idea of how the current scope of accessibility is defined. Locally it has been decided that a standalone structure is needed to address the diverse barriers that are preventing people from accessing the fellowship and support that AA can offer. In several areas, accessibility has traditionally been lumped in with treatment. This past year AA Area 83, where my home group resides elected to add an accessibility chair to its service structure.
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