News and notes from AMD, 1/5/18

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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Conference Accessibility update:
https://www.umdisabilityministries.org/access/conference.html
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Certified Ministry update:
https://www.gbhem.org/article/certification-specialized-ministry-become-more-accessible
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MHM: holding hope
https://www.facebook.com/186943104662050/photos/a.212469705442723.52494.186943104662050/1660681877288158/?type=3&theater
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Subtle discrimination: about academia but it exists everywhere:
https://andrewpegoda.com/2017/10/04/ada-disabled-higher-education-discrimination-law/
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UM Disability blog: Deaf-friendly worship
http://umdisability.blogspot.com/2018/01/deaf-friendly-worship-leo-yates-jr.html
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DMC grant reports
https://www.umdisabilityministries.org/ministry/report17.html
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The biggest obstacle
https://www.thinkinclusive.us/obstacle-inclusion/
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