Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews Rev. Dondra Davis as they discuss accessibility and preparing members of faith communities to welcome and accept people with differences and disabilities.
Rev. Davis is passionate about disability awareness as both a religious leader and a personal experience through her own journey with a physical disability. Dr. Holmes and Rev. Davis will talk about the negative stigmas concerning disability that must be dealt with in the local community to create places of worship and faith communities that are aware, accessible, and accepting but also willing to take action to provide steps toward the inclusion of all members of the disability community.

Rev. Dondra Davis is the Associate Pastor at Kingswood Church in Dunwoody, GA. She has held this position since her graduation from seminary at Emory University in 2018 where she completed a Master of Divinity. She has been on staff at Kingswood Church since 2009, first as the part-time Sports and Fitness Director (2009-2011), then as the part-time Director of Youth Ministry (2011 – present). In addition to her duties with the youth, she is heavily involved with pastoral/congregational care at Kingswood.

Rev. Davis is also a Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds a Master of Science degree in Psychology from Georgia College and she worked as a Case Manager in various Physical Rehabilitation centers for fifteen years. Her role in these facilities was to work with patients and families on adjustment to disability issues as well as being the liaison between the patient/family, insurance, and medical staff. One of her primary roles was to advocate for the patient/family and help guide them through the medical system after their disabling medical condition.