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In order to facilitate reading and consultation online, we have created "web" (HTML) versions of several of the most popular leaflets and brochures in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous. This format will be especially appreciated by those who use a telephone to browse the Internet. Download links for documents in PDF format are also available. Happy reading!
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The Accessibility Manual
This Handbook is a service document that reflects the experience of AA shared in the General Service Office. Handbooks are compiled from the practical experience of AA members in various areas of service. They also reflect the guidance found in the Twelve Traditions and the General Service Conference (U.S. and Canada).
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Transmitting the AA message to deaf alcoholics
Accessibility issues affect all alcoholics who have difficulty participating in Alcoholics Anonymous. Throughout the Fellowship, AA members have discovered that the shared bond of recovery helps overcome these issues, as well as any other barriers and circumstances.
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AA Telephone Secretaries
An AA telephone answering service provides local access to Alcoholics Anonymous through the phone book or the internet. The telephone answering service receives calls from people seeking help and can refer these people to a nearby AA group or a Twelfth Step contact.
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Links between AA and Al-Anon
The Alcoholics Anonymous movement and Al-Anon Family Groups maintain close ties. They are naturally drawn to each other because of their close relationship. However, the Twelve Traditions, Councils, and General Service Conferences of each organization suggest that each will function best if it remains "independent," while collaborating with the other.
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Public information
As with everything related to the AA movement, the primary goal of members involved in public outreach is to reach the alcoholic who is still suffering. Members of local public information committees combine their efforts to provide information about AA to the public, including…
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Finance
Members celebrate sobriety by giving time, energy, and money to support our Twelfth Step—spreading the word—the core service offered by the AA Fellowship. Members ensure that group expenses are covered by putting money in the collection basket (whether physical or virtual) that circulates at each meeting. Each member…