News and notes from AMD, 10 August 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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Northeastern Jurisdiction Deaf Ministry Conference, November 9-10
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1811info.pdf
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This Changes Everything: beyond charity
https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/news/this-changes-everything
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Precedents of practice
https://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-way-we-have-always-done-things.html
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Reaching out to homebound families
http://www.keyministry.org/specialneedsparenting/2018/7/25/reaching-out-to-homebound-families
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Not only how much, but where does disability, with its mix of social and medical models (along with technical requirements) fit in?
https://www.christiancentury.org/blog-post/ccblogs-network/how-much-education-does-pastor-need\
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Marian Aiken in Houston
https://www.facebook.com/260161100677427/photos/pcb.2294437670583083/2294426720584178/?type=3&theater
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Signals of Distress, Signs of Hope
https://mhn-ucc.blogspot.com/2018/08/signals-of-distress-signs-of-hope-by.html
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AMD 2018 meeting
https://www.umdisabledministers.org/meeting/2018.html
and
http://umdisability.blogspot.com/2018/08/meeting-of-united-methodist-association.html
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DHM and UMCD 2018 meeting
http://umdisability.blogspot.com/2018/08/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-ministries.html
and
https://www.umdeaf.org/mission/2018mtg.html
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