Friday, January 20, 2017

News and notes from AMD, 1/20/17

Fact Sheet: ACA and disability
http://www.advocacymonitor.com/fact-sheet-the-affordable-care-act-and-the-disability-community/

Anabaptist Disabilities Network on health care
http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fc4d1d6b69c4ca3b7c360527d&id=c9e7d4a1e2&e=3be94e61ff

UMCD offers Sarah Wilke our congratulations and our thanks. Sarah was responsible for ensuring there was an ASL presence at the World Federation  of Methodists in Houston. This captured the attention of many people, and led to discussions about ASL expansion at General Conference.
http://www.scarrittbennett.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wilke-news-release-SBC-SEW.pdf

The Feast at Highland Park UMC
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/highland-park/2017/01/12/highland-park-united-methodist-church-focuses-special-members-weekly-feast-service

Language and portrayals
https://blog.samhsa.gov/2017/01/09/the-power-of-language-and-portrayals/#.WIC-tvkrLIU
     
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