News and notes from AMD, 21 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

• Math of hope: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/06/13/mathofhope/
• Neurodiversity confusion: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/clearing-up-some-misconceptions-about-neurodiversity/
• Leadership by ministers with disabilities: https://network.crcna.org/disability-concerns/leadership-ministers-disabilities
• New member reviews our book: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/06/17/speakingout
• Faith and insulin: https://sojo.net/articles/their-faith-and-cost-insulin-compel-them-defy-law
• Candidates on disability: https://drcnh.org/disability-unscripted
• Faith and love: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/if-your-faith-excludes-youre-wrong/

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DHM/UMCD

• new brochure, highlighting ministries: https://www.umdeaf.org/resource/cong.html
• Wider Audience for captioning: https://www.3playmedia.com/2017/06/02/how-accessible-content-can-reach-a-wider-audience/
• NAD, others produce advocacy app: https://www.nad.org/2019/06/14/new-parent-advocacy-app
• Associations of Deaf: https://www.umdeaf.org/resource/general.html

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DMC

• What our lonely culture can learn from L'Arche: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/05/13/what-our-lonely-culture-can-learn-larche-last-supper-and-love-feasts
• Straws and ableism: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/straws-because-ableism
• Wounded healers: https://www.castlechurchbrewing.com/blog/jesus-big-fat-as
• The Arc: ACA discrimination rules: https://blog.thearc.org/2019/06/14/the-department-of-health-and-human-services-proposes-rule-to-weaken-the-nondiscrimination-protections-of-the-affordable-care-act
• Vanier, Voice, and disability: https://www.united-church.ca/blogs/round-table/vanier-voice-and-disability
• AMD member on historical figure: https://captivatingmagazine.com/2019/06/18/lord-byron-famous-romantic-poet

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MHM

• Anxiety disorders: https://youtu.be/ZJ8ooMe4IRo
• Trauma survivors healing: https://www.christiancentury.org/review/books/trauma-survivors-are-your-congregation-how-will-you-help-them-heal

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UMCD SCJ Conference, July 19-21, 2019
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