News and notes from AMD, 14 June 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

• Pentecost thoughts: https://randomactsofexpression.blogspot.com/2019/06/pentecost-2019.html
• Kick the Rooster: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/06/06/kicktherooster
• Career Lessons: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/06/10/3-career-lessons-i-wish-i-had-known-sooner-as-a-visually-impaired-woman/
• Making space for veterans: https://www.faithandleadership.com/russ-ferguson-making-space-veterans
• Analysis of safety net changes: https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/poverty-line-proposal-would-cut-medicaid-medicare-and-premium-tax
• Helping trauma survivors: https://www.christiancentury.org/review/books/trauma-survivors-are-your-congregation-how-will-you-help-them-heal
• When ride-sharing falls short: https://www.cnet.com/news/lyft-under-fire-over-how-to-accommodate-people-in-wheelchairs
• Education and exclusion: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/education-and-exclusion

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DHM/UMCD

• School learns some ASL: https://www.wowktv.com/news/national/entire-school-learns-sign-language-to-support-deaf-kindergartner/2051363421
• Thanksgiving service in Sri Lanka: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2773936632633182&id=260161100677427&notif_id=1560174398493342
• Live stream caption at LLUMC: https://www.umdeaf.org/mission/livestreamatll.html
• ASL classes in VA: https://www.facebook.com/NewLifeVA/photos/a.401915853195779/2246638482056831/?type=3&theater
• Storing hearing aids: https://www.hearingdirect.com/us/blog/5-reasons-to-use-a-storage-case-for-your-hearing-aid.html
• ASL at Myers Park UMC: https://www.facebook.com/myersparkumc/videos/379071459387817/
  

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DMC

• Wheelchairs and Tonys: https://themighty.com/2019/06/ali-stroker-wheelchair-tony-award/
• Non-verbal preparation: https://disabilityawareness.us/nonverbal-emergency
• Disabled homelessness: http://essentialelements.naccho.org/archives/14267
• Education and exclusion: http://flyingkittymonster.blogspot.com/2019/06/education-and-exclusion.html

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MHM

• Ten ways to combat discriminating language: https://www.facebook.com/186943104662050/photos/a.212469705442723/2395813893774949/?type=3&theater

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UMCD SCJ Conference, July 19-21, 2019
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