News and notes from AMD, 9 October 2020

Here are the highlights of posts 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. Please note that many posts have additional comments and discussion which will not be reflected in these links.

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• October 12, Be A Disciple: IFDC 1240, Ministry with people with disabilities
• October 14, National Disability Institute: webinar, The Extra Costs of Living with a Disability
  

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AMD

• Poplarville First UMC: Jars
• Hamilton UMC: "Green Book" sermon (captioned)
• Random Acts of Expression: Beads, inclusive version
• Justin Hancock: Disability pride in parenting (auto caption)
• UCL Press: Ableism in Academia (PDF free download)
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: Eternal Forever
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: Reformed Dreamer
  

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DHM/UMCD

• NIH: How loud is too loud?
• Washingtonian: Netflix "Deaf U"
• UMTV: Interpreters Raise Church Voices
• Zoom: new features include pinning ASL terp
• Deaf Link: Children's day
• gal-dem: Deafness and mental health
• Esther Choi: The benefits of obedience 2
• UMNS: Mask with hearing aid and glasses
  
• The Correspondent: Deaf historian says we must end obsession with cures
• Deaf News: birthday of Mary Lippit
• ELDA newsletter
• AI media: Sign language alphabets around the world
  

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DMC

• Day in life of a PWD: Etiquette
• L'Arche: Faith
• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: Disability language
• Jessica Brown for Faith & Leadership: Who cares for the shepherds?
• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: Three things that influence views about disability
• Sojourners: Covid exposed Christian ableism
• Faith & Leadership: Dealing with conflict during pandemic
• Microsoft: Be yourself and DMC Etiquette and Communication
  

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MHM

• Mental Illness Awareness Week
• Looking for sunshine
• The National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Awareness Recovery and Understanding
• National Depression Screening Day
  

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