News and notes from AMD, 29 March 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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Captioning: it isn't just for hearing impairments
https://www.3playmedia.com/2019/03/05/developmental-disabilities-auditory-sensitivities-headaches-more-how-captions-can-help/
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Do you even care?
https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/do-you-even-care/
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Deaf UMs gather in Southeastern Jurisdiction
https://umdisability.blogspot.com/2019/03/deaf-united-methodists-gather-in.html
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Review of The Oxford Handbook of Disability History
https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=52943
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Suicide contagion
https://theconversation.com/is-suicide-contagious-46434
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Eight heroes with disabilities in the Bible
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4321466/jewish/Eight-Heroes-With-Disabilities-in-the-Bible.htm
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Stepping into the light: Christians and mental illness
https://www.redletterchristians.org/stepping-into-the-light-christians-mental-illness/
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"Just say hello" -- ASL etiquette
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3007075585999946
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AMD member Rebecca Torres-Holland writes about women, disability, and the pastorate
https://www.facebook.com/bekah.torres.18/posts/258642021708185
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RespectAbility webinar, From Longing to Belonging, April 10, 2019
https://www.respectability.org/2019/01/from-longing-to-belonging/
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NEJ Deaf Ministry Boot Camp, May 18, 2019
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1905.html
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