News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC, MHM - 2 July 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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AMD

• Webinar, Abusing Youth: Theologically Understanding Youth through Misunderstanding Disability
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Ability Indiana: DeafBlind Awareness Week
• ELDA newsletter
• Esther Choi: Real value of Christ
• Not an angry Deaf person: Abled arrogance, not hearing fragility
• Deaf Link: Child rights board video
• HLAA: Hearing Loops
  

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DMC

• Beckie Writes: I wonder if she was lonely?
• UMNS: Finding unexpected joy in memory care
• CRC Network: Breaking Barriers summer 2021
• PBS: Mysteries of Mental Illness: Evil or Illness?
• Pathways to Promise: The Sacredness of Trauma
• Resource on the Go: Talking to men with disabilities about sexual assault
• Not Dead Yet: Ableism is violence
• Church and Society: Sacred Worth summer reading
  

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MHM

• Be kind to yourself
• Gratitude
• Walk together
• website: Anxiety: Overcoming the fear
  

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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
• DHM grant cycle open in July
• July 6: The ADA and effective communication
• July 10: Disability and Youth
• July 14: Pathways to Promise, The Sacredness of Trauma
• July 14: Church and Society Read-Along: Just Ask!
  
• 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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