Friday, January 19, 2018

News and notes from AMD, 1/19/2018

Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Mental Health Ministries, Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf:

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We've discussed medical and social models of disability; this article asks the same about hearing:
https://psmag.com/news/the-culture-clash-over-cochlear-implants
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Putting the person first in person-first language:
https://www.thinkinclusive.us/why-person-first-language-doesnt-always-put-the-person-first/
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Presume Belonging
https://www.missionalwisdom.com/julian360/2017/11/17/presume-belonging
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What inspiration stories miss
https://themighty.com/2016/03/disability-inspiration-stories-what-they-miss/
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Home page for NPR series on disability and assault
https://www.npr.org/series/575502633/abused-and-betrayed
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Click here for a list of events of interest to people in disability ministry.
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