This forum developed and facilitated by The National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) is a compilation of resources that offer education on the Catholic understanding of the human being to assist with: 

Academic research for scholars and students

Pastoral guidance for clergy and lay ministry leaders

Study, reflection and formation for all

If you would like to suggest a resource for this forum, fill out the form below. Submissions are reviewed every six months by NCPD Fellows, a group of Catholic scholars selected by NCPD.  While resources will be approved based on relevance and adherence to Catholic thought on disability, please note that any content which is not official Church teaching does not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability.  

NCPD Fellows

Michael Waddell, Ph.D.
Michael Waddell, Ph.D.
Michael Waddell holds the Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy and is founding director of the Master of Autism Studies program at Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame, IN. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame. His interests include the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and philosophical and theological issues related to autism. He has lectured on these subjects at prominent universities including Oxford and Cambridge, and is currently working on a book-length project on autism and the Catholic Tradition. He and his wife have three daughters, two of whom are on the autism spectrum.
Miguel Romero
Miguel Romero, Th.D.
Bio forthcoming.