Friday, July 14, 2017

News and notes from AMD, 7/14/17

     Mental Health Friendly Language:
https://www.robert-vore.com/blog/2016/10/11/4-language-changes-to-make-your-church-more-mental-health-friendly

Disability theology and health care
http://mailchi.mp/uchicago/sightings-213621

Not a problem to be fixed:
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-privilege-of-deafness-for-chantal-deguire-the-absence-of-hearing-isnt-a-problem-to-be-fixed/wcm/84caeed5-5c4a-4ea0-8b0c-9c657ce0b0bf

Turning design against stigma:
https://www.hearinglikeme.com/deaf-is-cool-fashion-brand-breaking-down-stigmas-of-hearing-loss/

New book: Max and his hearing aids
https://www.hearinglikeme.com/childrens-book-hearing-aids/

NYT disability series
"I believe strongly that everything should have been made accessible yesterday," https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/opinion/my-life-with-paralysis-its-a-workout.html

Disability materials from DMC, DHM, and AMD to share at your Annual Conference:
https://www.umdisability.org/conference/

Room at the table: Celebrating people of all abilities
(DMC community event, August 13)
https://www.facebook.com/DisAbilityMinistriesUMC/

As we approach annual conference season, a reminder about the amendment to Article 4:
http://umdisability.blogspot.com/2017/02/umc-article-4-amendment.html

Updated information: 4th Global Missions Conference of the Deaf
https://www.umcd.org/newsnat/1708.html
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