News and notes from AMD, 26 April 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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AMD

• A better way: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/04/11/bitterness-theres-a-better-way/
• And love is bigger: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/take-heart-love-is-bigger/
• Hope and prayer: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/notre-dame-our-hope-and-prayer/
• Hope with a heavy heart: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/sri-lanka-hope-with-a-heavy-heart/
• Clergy against Alzheimer's: https://www.usagainstalzheimers.org/networks/faith
• Disability and disasters: https://www.numotion.com/blog/february-2019/14-questions-with-vance-taylor
• Suicide prevention: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Suicide-Prevention-Competencies-for-Faith-Leaders---New-Resource-Released.html
• Doubting Thomas: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/04/25/are-you-a-doubting-thomas/
  

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DMC

• Are you happy? https://www.facebook.com/PresbyteriansForDisabilityConcerns/photos/a.378895829507242/379895799407245/?type=3&theater
• God, the spurned lover: https://www.castlechurchbrewing.com/blog/god-the-spurned-lover
• Global Accessibility webinars: https://mailchi.mp/unh/join-us-for-a-free-3-part-accessibility-webinar-series
• Acceptance, not awareness: https://wfpl.org/these-autistic-friends-want-acceptance-rather-than-an-awareness-campaign/
• Reading software: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/04/22/im-visually-impaired-and-voice-dream-reader-enables-me-to-read-120-books-a-year/
• UMC seeks to provide housing: https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/church-seeks-to-build-housing-for-those-with-developmental-disabilities/article_9fe7df50-63ae-11e9-82b3-73e8f3b73e7e.html
• Social skills: https://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2019/04/disability-ministry-and-social-skills.html

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DHM

• Grant application updates: https://www.umdeaf.org/fund.html
• Learning from hearing loss: https://livingwithhearingloss.com/2019/04/09/what-my-hearing-loss-has-taught-me/
• Deaf man, Deaf dog: https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/14/deaf-man-adopts-deaf-dog-teaches-commands-sign-language-9199363/

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MHM

• Prince Harry on depression: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2291099947579678&id=186943104662050&notif_id=1555351622909279&notif_t=scheduled_post_published&ref=notif

NEJ Deaf Ministry Boot Camp, May 18, 2019
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1905.html
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