Welcome, minyan gal. I think it is important – crucial – to be able to maximally involve people in all aspects of Jewish practice, not just shul attendance, but as shul is the center of Jewish life, you pose some good food for thought.
If you have access to a Judaica store/library, you’ll enjoy reading the biography of Rav Avraham Pam, ob”m, whose 9th yahrtzeit was this week. He had a very close and beautiful relationship with a young boy with Down syndrome and his family, and the book goes into this in depth.