News and notes from AMD, 19 June 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.

Whether a congregation remains closed, open limited or fully, our inclusion resources remain important.
This includes a list of resources from Disability Ministries, a list of ASL or captioned streams from Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Ministries , and guidance on inclusion: Online and Virtual Gatherings: Inclusion for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Members. In all of these situations, we ask that you show Christian love for others: stay aware of safety and be aware of signs of trauma or other health concerns, and follow conference recommendations.
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GCORR

• Real Talk: Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities

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AMD

• Beckie Writes: Family
• Random Acts of Expression: Lectionary and liturgy for June 21
• Random Acts of Expression: Prayer at Night
• BYP: Ableism and calls to action
• Flying Kitty Monster: Traveling with an atlas
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Lovers Lane Deaf Fellowship Sunday worship
• Deaf BLM: "Am I Next" (ASL video)
• Lovers Lane Deaf Fellowship 20th Anniversary
• Living with Hearing Loss: How to combat social isolation
• Los Angeles Times: Face masks with windows
  

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DMC

• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: Disability, outrage and action
• Abilities Expo Online this weekend
• Autistic Mama: Stop telling me you aren't ableist
• PBS: Disabilities and support in pandemic
• NCID: Ableism in Covid-19 responses
  

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MHM

• Summer 2020 Spotlight
• Life
  

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