Friday, February 12, 2016

News from UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities, 2/12/16

Recently, a photo of a ramp built into a stairway has been circulating on Facebook. Many of our friends have expressed concern about this idea. Here is an article that puts these concerns together.
http://incl.ca/the-problems-with-ramps-blended-into-stairs/

Forbes reports on hearing technology:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertszczerba/2015/04/21/4-game-changing-technologies-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/#49abc8d9387a173e26ea387a

L'Arche prayer and stories for Lent
http://www.larcheusa.org/participate/lent-resources/

Disabled Christianity: being seen
http://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2016/02/being-seen.html

TED-Ed video on depression (captioned)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-IR48Mb3W0

The Secret Life of Stories (review)
http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/grappling-with-intellectual-disability-michael-berubes-the-secret-life-of-stories

Why the Lego wheelchair figure is important
http://thinkchristian.reframemedia.com/why-legos-wheelchair-minifigure-is-fearfully-and-wonderfully-made

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