News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 7 January 2022

We're a day earlier than usual with the highlights of postings from last week and this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, 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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• Vanderbilt University: National Study of Disability and Ministry
• Institute on Theology and Disability, Call for proposals
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Deaf Link: 20th anniversary and Christmas concert
  
• Day in the Life: Deaf etiquette
• Deaf Link: Year end
• Jersey Shore: Sign language instructor helps everyone communicate
• Emmanuel UMC (Beltsville): Service with ASL Lord's Prayer
• UMHEF: Scholarships for Deaf students
• H-Net: Portolano, Be Opened
  

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DMC

• Plough: Mary's Song
• Amy Julia Becker: When merit drives out grace
• Plough: Unfinished Revolution
• Prism: BIPOC moms trying to cope
• Lever Press: What Kind of Island in What Kind of Sea
• DMC: 2022 Author's Guide
• WID: Ableism in the beauty industry
  

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Events

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• January 15-March 31, 2022: Disability Ministries grant cycle open
• February 1: Parent Advocacy and Attitudes Towards Cerebral Palsy in the Mid-20th Century
  
• February 1-26: ACDL African American Conference on Disabilities
  
• June 6-9, 2022: Institute on Theology and Disability, MTSO and hybrid

DHM/UMCD events calendar
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