News and notes from AMD, 1 June 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
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UMAMD Meeting and Academy, August 1-3
https://www.umdisabledministers.org/meeting/2018.html
note: CEU's now available

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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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Accessibility: "check your assumptions"
https://vimeo.com/267488716 (captioned video)
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Pastoring an ability-inclusive church
https://www.bethanymckinneyfox.com/blog/pastoring-an-ability-inclusive-church
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Unacknowledged crisis: violence against disabled people
http://cdrnys.org/blog/advocacy/the-unacknowledged-crisis-of-violence-against-disabled-people/
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DHM May newsletter
https://www.umdeaf.org/news/
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Accessibility and Advocates
https://www.missionalwisdom.com/julian360/2018/5/29/advocates-and-allies
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The disabled savior
https://www.thebanner.org/features/2017/03/the-disabled-savior
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Faith, Spirituality and the DSP: Strategies for Promoting Meaningful Inclusion Faith and Spiritual Communities
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1704535883725349379
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