News and notes from AMD, 18 January 2019

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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UM Higher Education Foundation scholarships, some directed for disabilities
https://t.e2ma.net/message/vfzyld/rcm7jp
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Beckie writes: Ask Win!
https://beckiewrites.com/2019/01/12/ask-win-my-interview-on-this-amazing-podcast/
and review of the book
https://beckiewrites.com/2019/01/16/bookreviewiwin/
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Review of Disability Studies: Aversive Ableism
https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/811
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Deaf and Unemployed
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/12/662925592/deaf-and-unemployed-1-000-applications-but-still-no-full-time-job
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Therapy dog ministry
https://arumc.org/2019/01/everyones-best-friend/
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ABA, autism, and harm
http://franklludwig.com/aba.html
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Mental illness outreach
http://www.advocatesc.org/2019/01/ministry-loves-the-unloved-through-outreach-to-home-for-mentally-ill-men/
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Why come out as disabled?
https://www.meriahnichols.com/why-come-out-as-disabled/
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Deaf employment gathering at Gallaudet
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/673250200/deaf-and-unemployed-taking-matters-into-their-own-hands
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Pastoral burnout
https://www.pnwumc.org/news/burnout-part-one/
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Review: the beautiful message of Jean Vanier
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/01/11/review-beautiful-message-jean-vanier
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South Central UMCD Conference, July 2019
https://www.umcd.org/newsscj/index.html
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