News and notes from AMD, 15 November 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

• Rebecca Holland Book Release Webinar
• EDAN in Latin America
• Christian Today: Mentoring disabled leaders
• Baptist Messenger: Deacon with Down syndrome
• Christian Century: Theology and trauma studies
• Christianity Today: Autism and pastoral ministry
• Beckie Writes: The woman who saved millions from Thalidomide
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Hearing Tracker: Gratitude Journal
  
• NY Metro Parents: Challenges of being a mother with hearing loss
• NYT: Is there a right way to be Deaf?
• Gallaudet University: Our Deaf Community
• Mary's Hearing Aids: A study found...
• ASL Quilt
  

DMC

• IBF: A veteran's worst wounds
• Venture Beat: Accessibility is an opportunity, not a burden 
  
• Catholic Philly: A warm welcome at St. John's
• CRCNA: And they made an opening
• Tonia says: Recognizing subtle ableism
• Ellen Stumbo: What the medical model gets wrong
• Reflector: UMC assists at disabled veterans event
  

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MHM

• November-December Spotlight
  

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