News and notes from AMD, 27 September 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

• Random Acts of Expression: WIS.DOM.AIN
• Planet of the Blind: Bad Cripple 
  
• Brevity Magazine: seeking writers
• Random Acts of Expression: Compassion 
  
• Beckie writes: Monopoly and false gods
• Crip Pastor: Where will you store your treasure?
  

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DHM/UMCD

• September 23, International Day of Sign Languages (ASL video)
• Breaking Barriers (CRCNA) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing ministries
• ADN: Praying for healing?
• UMNS: Zimbabwe Deaf ministry 
  
• DHM website, accessible worship: https://www.umdeaf.org/resource/cong.html
• Deaf Missions ASLV Deuteronomy
• Washington Post: Deaf Architecture 
  

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DMC

• Easterseals: Educating Outside the Lines
• UM News: Retired bishop serves memory care unit as chaplain 
  
• Duke Divinity School: Ministry with the forgotten
  
• Washington Post: Congregational ministries for dementia
• New Zimbabwe: Wheelchair donation 
  
• UM News: Disability ministry in Florida
• Neurotypical People Develop Empathy for Autistic People 
  
• Faith Inclusion Network: All Are Welcome
  

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MHM

• San Diego Union-Tribune: Lapses in mental health care in jail
  
• Caring
• October issue Spotlight
  

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