Friday, May 18, 2018

News and notes from AMD, 18 May 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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UMCD, DHM, ELDA, ECD joint meeting in Las Vegas, July 22-29
https://www.umcd.org/
http://www.umcd.org/download/2018registration.docx
Nominations for Hasenstab and Moylan Awards are being accepted now at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOVU6p5aw3qg4z8Qh1SqUYKtdPBA4ZMT-N3bUMzKvxEtmOHg/viewform?usp=pp_url
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UMAMD Meeting and Academy, August 1-3
https://www.umdisabledministers.org/meeting/2018.html
update: schedule revisions
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Northeastern Jurisdiction Deaf Ministry Conference, November 9-10
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1811info.pdf
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Annual Conference handouts from DMC
https://www.umdisability.org/conference/
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First responder mental health
http://www.newsherald.com/news/20180506/firefighters-break-down-mental-health-stigma-by-seeking-help
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Disability ministry FAQ, new at website
https://www.umdisabilityministries.org/faq/
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One way to reduce stigma
https://mhn-ucc.blogspot.com/2018/05/one-way-to-reduce-stigma-and-isolation.html
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DMC Response to Amendment 2
http://umdisability.blogspot.com/2018/05/dmc-response-to-amendment-2.html
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Update to Congregation Guide to Assistive Listening Devices
https://www.umdeaf.org/resource/cong.html
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UM church and others help man with hearing needs
http://www.theledger.com/news/20180508/group-efforts-provided-transforming-help-to-student-with-hearing-and-heart-problems
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Gifted, struggling, and disabled
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-so-many-gifted-yet-struggling-students-are-hidden-plain-sight#stream/0
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Pentecost, disability, and amendment 2
https://theviewfromthemat.com/2018/05/17/making-pentecost-accessible-to-all/
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Due to the Memorial Day holiday, there will probably not be a newsletter next week.

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