Friday, December 22, 2017

News and notes from AMD, 12/22/17

 With wishes for a blessed Christmas and happy new year, 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. We'll resume next year!
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ADN: Accepting the Gift
http://www.adnetonline.org/Blog/Pages/2017/Accepting-the-Gift.aspx
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NYT Disability series: Please Disappear
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/opinion/sunday/are-you-old-infirm-then-kindly-disappear.html
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Navigating expectations during holidays
http://www.keyministry.org/church4everychild/2017/12/14/navigating-others-expectations-of-your-family-this-holiday-season
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The greatest barrier facing Deaf people
http://limpingchicken.com/2017/12/11/rebecca-anne-withey-whats-the-greatest-barrier-facing-deaf-people/
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ADN: rethinking Zechariah
http://www.adnetonline.org/Blog/Pages/2017/Zechariah's-Silence-A-Sign-of-God's-Abundance.aspx
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UMCom: Sad at Christmas?
http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/sad-at-christmas-advice-for-coping-with-holiday-blues
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MHM and Interpreter: When it is not the most wondrous time
http://www.interpretermagazine.org/topics/when-it-is-not-the-most-wondrous-time
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