News and notes from UM Ministers with Disabilities, 24 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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South Central Jurisdiction UMCD, July 2019
https://www.umcd.org/newsscj/
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Deaf Ministry Boot Camp, Maryland
https://www.umdisability.org/181013.pdf
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World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10
https://iasp.info/wspd2018/
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The Invisible Hate Crime
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/invisible-hate-crime
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Why ASL should count as a language requirement
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/why-asl-should-count-as-a-language-requirement
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ASL core -- academic signs
https://aslcore.org/
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Civil rights and accommodations
https://www.abilities.com/community/civil-rights.html
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Visit-ability: a concern as churches meet elsewhere
http://rtcil.org/making-homes-visitable-guide-wheelchair-users-and-hosts
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Presbyterian Deaf mission in Malawi
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/pt-0618-servants/
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