Chris Wylie

About Chris Wylie

Rev. Christopher Wylie is an ordained United Methodist Elder serving and living outside of Buffalo, NY. In addition to his day to day local church duties, he is an active advocate for the full inclusion of people living with disabilities, having served as past chair of the Disability Concerns Team along with many other current and former roles within the Upper New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. As a person living with cerebral palsy, he is passionate about the radical inclusion of all people no matter the bodies in which they live.

More posts can be read on his blog, crippastor.wordpress.com, where he writes primarily about matters of faith, disability, and often the intersection between the two.

The ADA, Parenthood, and Empowerment

July 26, 2020 by Chris Wylie Leave a Comment

When I wrote about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) a few years ago in a piece titled, Reflections on #ADA27, here for Disabled Parenting Project (DPP), I largely focused on my daughter and inclusion. As I reflect on it today for #ADA30, not much has changed, and yet so much has changed all at […]

Missing my Daughter: Reflections from a Disabled Dad During the Coronavirus

March 21, 2020 by Chris Wylie 3 Comments

My thirteen-year-old daughter is sick. Cough, fever, and the rest. By now we all know the symptoms. COVID- 19? Who knows? There are no testing kits. What I do know is that I have to be especially careful as a high-risk person with cerebral palsy, asthma, and chronic bronchitis. So, I assume it’s everywhere – […]

Reflections on #ADA27

July 27, 2017 by Chris Wylie Leave a Comment

As I sit and reflect on the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I think about both how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to come. I think about the great people, some of whom I’ve been privileged to meet who have lead and accomplished great things, and I […]

A Place to Call Home

May 31, 2017 by Chris Wylie Leave a Comment

This morning I offered the following prayer to the universe. “When caring, empathy, and concern for the common good seems in increasingly short supply, the weight of life seems heavy. Lord, as we fight in the here and now, bring us into your kingdom should we fall to the forces of this world.” For those […]

She’s Like Me

June 15, 2016 by Chris Wylie Leave a Comment

Perhaps you’ve seen the video by now; a little girl receives a doll with a prosthetic leg and, upon opening, she is overcome with joy at this revelation. The video closes with the now teary-eyed girl saying, “Thank you for making a doll like me.” (I’ve included the YouTube video with captioning options below.) In […]

Relationship: My Problems with, Me Before You, as a Disabled Dad

May 31, 2016 by Chris Wylie 9 Comments

Allow me to set the background for you. Me Before You is the story of a man who after becoming a quadriplegic, finds the prospect of living with disabilities so terrible, he decides to opt for euthanasia. I would also like to add the character is wealthy because money always matters. A little bit about […]