Serving all Alcoholics

Making the A.A. Message Accessible

While there are no special alcoholics, there are alcoholics who have additional personal barriers to receiving the A.A. message. For some, a six-inch step can be an insurmountable obstacle. A locked access door, blocked ramp or parking problem can make it impossible to get to a meeting. Some members are ill, homebound or living in retirement or convalescent homes; others have hearing or vision loss, learning, reading or  information processing challenges; and still others are elderly, use wheelchairs, canes or have other mobility concerns. Literature may be hard to understand. Childcare issues may make it impossible to attend regular meetings. Remote geography or cultural differences may hinder contact with other members.

From pamphlet F107

Would you like to get active? Help out the Accessibilities Subcommittee?
They meet on Zoom monthly on the first Wednesday @ 7:00 p.m.
You can find the meeting information here.

How to organize a hybrid meeting...    Click Here

Zoom - How to set up Closed Captioning    Click Here

Download: Meetings to Go Guidelines Tool Kit

Download: ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST for Meetings and Groups

Download: Special Needs & Accessibility Toolkit from the Area 83 Accessibility Ad Hoc Committee

The new updated ASL version of the abridged Big Book and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions books are available for streaming in the Read the Big Book and Twelve & Twelve section of the A.A. website.

Accessibility Tri-Fold 2022  2022 Trifold

June 2, 2022 Workshop - Norma shares her experiences with accessibilities