News and notes from AMD, 8 January 2021

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
• January 14-16: AMD annual meeting
• January 19: Great Lakes ADA Center, Advancing the Full Participation of Persons with Disabilities in All Areas of Society
  
• Disability Ministry certifications: Be A Disciple, United Theological Seminary
  

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AMD

• Random Acts of Expression: What man could not do
• OhCorrica: A personal covenant for the new year
• Pierre Tardif: video (with AMD member)
• OhCorrica: Carrying into the new year
• Random Acts of Expression: Through 12th day of Christmas
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: Out of the bower
• Kintsugi Pastor: In memory
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: A Prayer for Peace
  

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DHM/UMCD

• ELDA: Newsletter
• Thrive Together: How the Grinch Stole Christmas - ASL
• ALDA: Zoom captions
• A Day in the Life: Deaf etiquette
• Law Street: Zoom lawsuit over captioning
• Hearing Health Matters: Hearing aids and disparities in America
• Nature: Wear your mask, but think...
• UMHEF: Deaf scholarships
• January 16: BIPOC DeafBlind Panel
  

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DMC

• University of Chicago Divinity School: Pandemic, disability, and worship
• Not Dead Yet: We told these truths to be self-evident (but we don't)
• Neurodivergent Rebel: Inclusion
• ADN: Creating space for love
• Aeon: Am I disabled?
• ADN: Disability and health care rationing
• Ellen Stumbo: Is special needs the new r-word?
• Harvard Business Review: Casual ableism
• DREDF: Remembering Dick Thornburgh
• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: Being a non-disabled ally
• 3 Play Media: Accessible Video
• Wellcome Collection: Guide dogs in history
  

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MHM

• Looking forward with hope
• A candle for those who aren't with us
• Light in this world
• 92nd Street Y: New year prayer in song
• One
• New Year
  

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