News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC, MHM - 25 June 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: Celebrating a silver anniversary
  

AMD

• AMD Monthly Gathering, Jun 25, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time

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DHM/UMCD

• DHM grant cycle open in July
• ADN: Connections, Summer 2021: Hearing loss and Deafness
• Hearing Health: Research on noise and hearing loss
• WXXI: Rochester's Black Deaf community and barriers to health care
• Deaf Link: Video
  

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DMC

• Day in the life: Things aren't always what they seem
• Disability and Faith: Respecting Neurodiversity
• Dave Barnhart: Renouncing anti-sleep prejudice
• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: Fighting ableism is about much more than attitudes and awareness
• USA Today: I am not ashamed
  

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MHM

• The Butterfly
  

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Events
Click here for a list of recurring events of interest to people in disability ministry.

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• June 28: NIHCM, Achieving health equity for people with disabilities
• June 30: Intersectionality: beliefs and disability
  
• June 30 (registration closes): Hands Up! ASL class, Kona UMC
  
• July 6: The ADA and effective communication
• July 10: Disability and Youth
• July 17: Emmanuel UMC - Bethel AME Sign Language Academy
• August 31 (closing date): Baltimore Washington Conference, Coordinator of Accessibility and Inclusivity Program
• November 5-7, Deaf Lay Servant training, Lovers Lane UMC

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