News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC, MHM - 21 May 2021

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. Please note that many posts have additional comments and discussion which will not be reflected in these links.

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• Bishop's Blog: Pentecost
  

AMD

• The Accessible God: 3, Who wants to be healed?
  

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DHM/UMCD

• ALDA: Lipreading, a Deaf Jedi's nightmare
  
• NYT: Amanda Morris, Reporting Fellow on disability concerns
• Deaf Link: Support
• Insight: The Deaf Way
• United Church of Canada: Celebrate Deaf Culture on Pentecost
• North Jersey news: Deaf and HOH safety with police
  

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DMC

• Game-players and social theory of disability
  
• Lincoln Journal and Star: A moral society
  
• Inside Higher Education: A Difficult Pathway and notes about stigma and structure
• United Church of Canada: Breaking the silence on mental health
• PBS American Portrait: I am not invisible
• Christian Citizen: Mental health and the Black Church
• AP: Ableism added to style manual
• UMNS: Churches take Covid-19 vaccines to thousands
  

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MHM

• In control
  

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Events

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• May 21-22: Thrive & Cultivate (mental health)
  
• DMC Grants, applications open until May 31
• Wesley Seminary is offering the summer course, "Introduction to Disability Ministries and Deaf Ministries" (CM-629-VT). This 2-week virtual course is 5/24-6/4/21. While exploring these justice-related ministries to consider for your ministry setting, graduate credits or CEUs may be earned. The course can be audited as well. Contact Rev. Leo Yates at leoyjr@gmail.com for more information.
• June 3: ADA and Assembly Areas
  
• July 10: Disability and Youth
• June 10-12: MHA Annual Conference
  
• July 17: Emmanuel UMC - Bethel AME Sign Language Academy
  

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