Alcoholics Anonymous Oregon Area 58
Oregon Area Access Committee
Primary Purpose:
To assist the Alcoholics Anonymous groups in Oregon to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to the still-suffering alcoholics and current members with access / special needs. The Oregon Area Access Committee provides information from GSO and other Area’s to Groups, Districts, Intergroups, and Service Committees. This is done through workshops, presentations, mailings etc.
What is AA?
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, nondenominational, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem. (From F-2 Information on AA).
Access Needs:
Both groups and members can become more aware of AA’s who need specific kinds of help. But the most important fact to keep in mind isthat all alcoholics--whether deaf, blind, or with other disabilities--wantto be a part of the whole. The goal is to enable every alcoholic to bean active participant in the group, without emphasizing differences.(From AA Service Piece F-107 copyright AA Word Services)
Alcoholics who are Deaf or hard of hearing
Alcoholics who live in rural areas/isolated,
home or hospital bound
Alcoholics who do not have transportation
or unable to drive themselves due to heath conditions or DUI
Alcoholics who live in nursing homes/foster
care homes
Alcoholics who use a wheel chair, walker,
or cane
Alcoholics who are blind or have low vision
Alcoholics who have limited English reading
and writing skills
Alcoholics who are single parents that are
unable to find suitable child care to attend meetings
Alcoholics who are developmentally disabled
Oregon Area 58 Access Resources:
| We are looking for AA members with the desire to carry the message to the still suffering alcoholic to be on the Oregon Area Access Committee. You don’t have to have any prior knowledge in the area of access needs nor do you have to be a person with access needs yourself. But if you are an AA member that has Access Needs yourself PLEASE join us. You can teach us how to help you and others with similar access needs. |
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Oregon Area Access Committee:Contact: Jon D. (chair) access@aa-oregon.org |
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Portland's Deaf Access Committee (PDAC) Resources- Meetings, Brochures, and info:
Website: http://www.pdacaa.org
Meeting schedules: http://www.pdacaa.org/meetings.htm
email: pdxaccess@gmail.com
General Service Office (GSO) Resources: - Pamphlets, Brochures, information
Carrying the Message to the Deaf alcoholic
Serving Alcoholics with Special Needs (Access Needs)
Conference and Convention Roundups
GSO Service
Material
District 21 Survey
Box 4-5-9 is a bimonthly bulletin from the U.S./Canada General Service Office. This
newsletter includes information about A.A. service, literature, and events,
sharing from groups, service committees and individual U.S./Canada A.A. members.
Access Committee Minutes: Dec 02 Jan 03 Feb
03 Mar 03 Apr
03 May 03Also see the Area business meeting minutes
AA Grapevine
Read the Grapevine, our meeting in print
Grapevine CD's and audio tapes
Grapevine Contacts
