Friday, August 25, 2017

News and notes from AMD, 8/25/2017

NYT disability series: why is our existence as humans still denied?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/opinion/why-is-our-existence-as-humans-still-being-denied.html

Long, and somewhat political, but also explains modern attitudes toward disability and how it has changed over two centuries:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-the-idea-that-changed-the-world

Person first discussion
http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/blog/disabilities-trends/the-importance-of-language-person-first-or-identity-first

Adult disability ministry
http://irresistiblechurch.org/3-tips-building-adult-disability-ministry/

Photos: Ghana Deaf Ministries
https://www.umcd.org/wfdm/ghana.html

The case for faith in bipolar depression
http://www.bphope.com/bipolar-buzz/the-case-for-faith-in-helping-bipolar-depression/


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