News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 14 January 2022

 

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Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf. Please note that many posts have additional comments and discussion which will not be reflected in these links.
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• In memoriam: Robert Walker

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DHM/UMCD

• Deaf Link: northern visit
• DHM Congregational resources: ASL Videos to support non-signers learning
  
• Emmanuel UMC: worship video
• January project: Praising God in ASL
• Blog: Video remote interpreting
• AT Blog: Oregon Deaf status on driver's license
• CT: Bible translators and Deaf
  

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DMC

• Rocky Mountain ADA Center: Accessibility Overlays
• JHR: Art History as disability resource
• Boston U School of Theology: Cycle of inaccessibility
  
• Australian Broadcasting: Talking about disability children's show
• Religion Prof: Baptism and healing in John 5
• Prism: "Return to normal" threatens virtual accessibility
• Fast Company: Including neurodiversity
• Baltimore-Washington Conference: Accessibility audit video
• New Republic: Growing old with cerebral palsy, health care system fails

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Events

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• January 15-March 31, 2022: Disability Ministries grant cycle open
• January 18: How do you praise God in your language (including ASL)
  
• February 1: Parent Advocacy and Attitudes Towards Cerebral Palsy in the Mid-20th Century
  
• February 1-26: ACDL African American Conference on Disabilities
  
• June 6-9, 2022: Institute on Theology and Disability, MTSO and hybrid

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