News and notes from AMD, 6 December 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

• Asian American Theological Forum: Disability in Mission
• Beckie Writes: Blindness chapter from new book
• Random Acts of Expression: Advent Hope
• Random Acts of Expression: Sovereignty of God
• Planet of the blind: Disability day every day
• Missed Interpretations: A Red-Nosed Humbug 
  
• Disabled Christianity: JCID now free
• Inside Higher Ed: Courseware Accessibility
• Random Acts of Expression: Prayer for the first week of Advent
  

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DHM/UMCD

• NAD: For Deaf seniors (ASL captioned video)
  
• Living with hearing loss: HOH etiquette points
• December newsletter
• Giving Tuesday: The Advance link
  
• DHM: Podcast accessibility
• Medical News: Hearing aids lower risks
  

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DMC

• The Arc: Sexual violence against disabled men
• UMD blog: Disability leaders meet with GCORR
• Forbes: How to avoid inspiration porn
• Giving Tuesday: The Advance link
• Disabled Christianity: Segregation
• Jeff Klein: Autism and technology, social models
• GCORR: ministry partner of DMC
• Paul Jeffrey: International Day of Persons with Disabilities photos
  

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MHM

• Saying thanks
• Mr. Rogers on acceptance
• NAMI: Avoiding holiday stressors
  

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