News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 1 April 2022

Here are the highlights of postings 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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DHM/UMCD

• CODA: best screenplay and actor
• I can't hear without subtitles
• Deaf Link: children at schools
• Limping Chicken: Deaf mental health
• ELDA: Spring newsletter
• Blogfather: CODA review and study guide
  

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DMC

• DREDF: don't diss my disability
• Michigan Conference: Trauma Resources for families
• CRC: Reimagining accessibility post-pandemic
• Andrew Pulrang for Forbes: The many flavors of disability bullying
• Lincoln (MO) News: Asbury UMC partnership to hire people with disabilities
• Forbes: Beyond the wheelchair--sensory accessibility
  

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Events

• April 7: L'Arche NC: Disability justice
  
• April 8-9: Fordham University Spirituality & Disability Symposium
• April 12: Ableism and philanthropy
• April 13: Harvard Law, Children with disabilities in Africa
  
• June 6-9, 2022: Institute on Theology and Disability, MTSO and hybrid
• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources

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