Friday, April 29, 2016

UM Disability news, 2/29/2016

     Memphis takes on child trauma for lifelong health
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/to-improve-lifelong-health-memphis-tries-rooting-out-childhood-trauma/

New collection coming from Nouwen's writings
http://www.catholicregister.org/faith/faith-news/item/22177-20-years-beyond-the-grave-nouwen-still-teaching

Ableism sees deficit to correct, inclusion sees ability:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/autistic-artist-shares-his-world-vibrant-colors-n556706

Midland University professor's book on church and disability
https://www.midlandu.edu/midland-professors-first-book-be-released-april-30

Disabled World: lifespan, chronic illness and mortality
http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/mortality-cliff.php

Treating depression is also economically advantageous
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/treating-depression-anxiety-saves-everyone-money

"Authenticity is important to me": to us, this is about more than character casting (although that is important);  it is about encouraging and allowing people to to be what God calls them to be, in the church and in society.
https://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2016/04/27/authenticity-is-important-to-me/



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Friday, April 22, 2016

News from the UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities, 4/22/16

     EDAN searching for coordinator
http://www.edan-wcc.org/index.php/events/item/244-recruitment-of-edan-coordinator

Disability Policy Seminar 2016 report
http://www.thearc.org/dps

LYNC app to follow GC proceedings
http://www.lyncoalition.org/news/2016/4/12/download-our-app

Autism costs double for adults
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/04/19/study-autism-costs-double-age/22200/

Captioning in political videos (includes "fails")
http://www.3playmedia.com/2016/04/07/why-political-candidates-cant-afford-not-to-caption-their-videos/

How can clergy achieve positive mental health?
https://www.faithandleadership.com/how-can-clergy-achieve-positive-mental-health

ADN blog: disabilities and the legal system
http://adnetonline.org/Blog/Pages/2016/Discovering-Discrepancies.aspx

Accessibility vs. accommodation
https://medium.com/disability-stories/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-accommodation-and-accessibility-7a7afd9dacd7#.dldl85hzo

Church and secular services
http://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-secular-human-services-needs-church.html



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Friday, April 15, 2016

News from UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities, 4/15/16

     Language: does "special needs" terminology make a difference?
https://eisforerin.com/2016/02/16/stop-saying-special-needs/

Something of a serendipitous follow-up to the above: accommodation is not accessibility.
http://katieroseguestpryal.com/2016/04/04/accessibility-v-accommodation-part-1/

UM Committee on Deaf and HOH ministries, April newsletter
http://www.umcdhm.org/news/index.html


Jewish guide to disability rights

The enchanting music of sign language
https://www.ted.com/talks/christine_sun_kim_the_enchanting_music_of_sign_language?language=en

It's spring! Information about weather radios for Deaf/HOH
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/info/special_needs.html

April committee chairs conference call minutes
http://www.umdisabledministers.org/meeting/2016call.html

Latinos with disabilities organizing
http://latinxdisabilityconference.weebly.com/

Action petitions of possible interest to our members:
- Disability integration Act, http://cqrcengage.com/cdrnys/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=193753
- Candidates address disability concerns, www.aidac-letter-to-candidates/apd.com/
- Mental Health parity, http://takeaction.joekennedyforcongress.com/mental-health-treatment/e/



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Friday, April 8, 2016

News from the UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities, 4/8/16

Ramp Your Voice: Disabled Women of Color
http://rampyourvoice.com/2016/03/31/wocwd-matter-presentation-women-color-disabilities-sc-nasw-spring-symposium/

Deaf-blind couple meet at a place where everyone finds value (could this be our churches, too?)
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-adv-blind-deaf-couple-20160404-story.html

Teaching Tolerance Project: an exploration of autism symbols
http://www.tolerance.org/blog/puzzling-problem-symbols

"Full access to language": a statement from Gallaudet's president
http://www.gallaudet.edu/news/presidentcordanostatement.html

UMNS: http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/former-football-player-now-an-evangelist-tackles-disability

ASL lectionary reading, St. Andrews UMC in Florida: https://youtu.be/67aREYHtTBY

Disability, difference or disadvantage:
http://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/is-disability-a-disadvantage-or-a-mere-difference/11817

Newsletter from Mental Health Ministries
http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/spotlights/index.html

ASL program at Goshen College
http://goodofgoshen.com/project/goshen-college-asl-program-gives-hands-on-experience-new-meaning/



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Friday, April 1, 2016

News from the UM Association of Ministers with Disabilities, 4/1/16

Resurrection and blindness: featuring Eric Pridmore
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650867/In-heaven-will-a-blind-man-see-How-Christians-with-disabilities-imagine-resurrection.html?pg=all

Disabled Christianity blog: things I learned
http://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2016/03/things-i-learned-but-was-never-taught.html

Waiting... for what?
http://largertable.com/2016/03/30/readiness/

Disability Ministries Committee newsletter
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Newsletter-from-the-DisAbility-Ministries-Committee-of-the-UMC.html

April 11: Health, Illness and the Witness of the Church at Duke
https://divinity.duke.edu/aehs-study-day

Spiritual Self-Care for Health Care Professionals (book)
https://www.templetonpress.org/book/restoring-healer

Video (uncaptioned) that explores the reality of official statements and practice in disability, and why the difference matters
https://vimeo.com/158709353

Why we still need "awareness" events
http://claimingcrip.blogspot.com/2016/03/why-we-still-need-awareness.html

Mental Health month is coming, and we will be presenting suggestions throughout April and May for how your congregation can participate. MHA offers a set of materials that you can download now.
http://mentalhealthamerica.net/may


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