News and notes from AMD, 31 January 2020

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

• Planet of the Blind: Get thee to a laboratory, cripple
• Random Acts of Expression: Thomas Aquinas
• Faith in Healthcare: Justice v. Charity
• Beckie Writes: Killing beauties
• Random Acts of Expression: Inescapable
  

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DHM/UMCD

• DHM: Assistive Technology, Captions
• Baltimore-Washington Conference: Deaf Shalom Zone and Journey to Citizenship
• Hearing Health: Social issues and hearing loss
• DW Music: Deaf people experience Beethoven
• Convene: Making meetings accessible to those with hearing loss
• GBHEM: Scholarships for Deaf,  HOH
  

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DMC

• The Arc: Alert on Disability Program Cuts
• Gainesville Sun: UMC disability resource expo
• Be A Disciple: Dementia-friendly worship ministry
• Planet of the Blind: Stepping out on nothing
• CBC: Half of homeless people have TBI
  

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MHM

• It's ok to not be ok
• Mental health and physical health
  

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