Categories for Journey with Jessica

Surviving the Holidays- Disability Edition

December 15, 2025 10:34 am Published by Jackie Kieszek

The Holiday Season is a time of magic— the decorations, lights, music, food, gatherings, people, and presents.

Low-cost Accessibility for Any Church

November 6, 2025 4:00 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek

Anytime “Accessibility” comes up for discussion, it is immediately met with the dreaded “But how much will it cost?” In this blog I would like to offer a public service announcement that creating a more accessible space does not have to be expensive or difficult.

Church Accessibility Audits

September 23, 2025 1:25 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek

This past summer I conducted an accessibility audit on my field education parish where I am currently serving an internship. This church has a long-standing culture of welcome and inclusion, including accessibility for people with disabilities.

Social Stories for Church Services

May 7, 2025 11:03 am Published by Jackie Kieszek

Recently, the Holy Celebration of Easter disrupted the predictable worship service with bells as we all exclaim: “Alleluia, the Lord is risen indeed!”

Disability Day of Mourning

March 21, 2025 8:25 am Published by Jessica Thompson

This month’s topic is a hard, yet an important one I cannot ignore.

Raging with Compassion

February 21, 2025 1:32 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek

It is forbidden that "any person, who is diseased, maimed, mutilated or deformed in any way, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, to expose himself or herself to public view."