Charlotte Hawkins Shepard, a health consultant with the General Board of Global Ministries' Health and Welfare Ministries, writes about the progress of The United Methodist Church in its attempts to fully include people with disabilities in the community of faith.

Shepard introduces readers to the Disability Concerns Electronic Bulletin Board (DISC), which provides a common meeting place for people living with sensory, physical, emotional, neurological, or learning disabilities. Using this bulletin board, people with disabilities and their advocates can communicate with one another and share information and support.