News and notes from AMD, 3 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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Social Principles revisions
https://umdisability.blogspot.com/2018/07/social-principles-revisions-about.html
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The Wall
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/faith-matters/wall-my-daughter-cant-get-past
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Podcast accessibility
https://www.hearinglikeme.com/podcasts-the-last-frontier-of-accessibility-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-people/
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How the church can help people with mental illness
http://www.umcom.org/learn/breaking-the-taboo-how-the-church-can-help-people-with-mental-illness
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The pews mean the most to the heaviest hearts
http://www.charlessamuel.com/culture/mental-health-suicide-church/
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Ramps, Straws, and Isolation
https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/ramps-straws-access-and-the-general-isolation-of-disabled-people/
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