News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC, MHM - 9 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

• Accessible God: #5, Sacramental Bodies and YouTube (captioned)
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Hearing Health Matters: Children's books
• AuBC: Preserving Yolngu sign language
• Lovers Lane: Deaf VBS
• Uniting World: Deaf Link
• Interesting Engineering: AI and interpreters
  

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DMC

• L'Arche Erie: Mutuality of the Spirit
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: Prayer for Independence Day
• Day in the life: Disability pride month
  
• Disability and Faith: Prepare the road
• SAWS: Summer newsletter
• Ability Ministry: How a Broken Foot Helped Me Rethink Accessibility in the Church
• Surf City UMC: "We All Belong," a message by Sharon McCart
• NCPD: A Journey of Faith
• Central Jersey Sentinel: My daughter was here
• Faithward: How it  hurts when churches don't make space
  

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MHM has become a part of Pathways to Promise.
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Events

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• DHM grant cycle open in July
• 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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