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
- Trying again! New UMCD page
- Sunny Ahn: Apostles' Creed in ASL
- HLAA: Know your rights
- Living with Hearing Loss: We hear you
- The Verge: TikTok captions
- Deaf Missions: Tanzania
- New York Times: Sign
language and digital technology
DMC
- Stone Belt: kittens and mental health
- UCC Mental Health Network: Rest
and wellness for all
- Institute on Theology and Disability: Disability pride stole
- Kathie Comments: Are we there yet?
- Yet Alive: Facing the limitations of our bodies
- Disability & Philanthropy: A letter to the ADA
- UM News: Mobility tricycles in Nigeria
- RespectAbility: Do Justice, Love Kindness, and Look Out the Window
- Faith & Leadership: Churches pivotal role in mental health support
- Studia Liturgica: Liturgical
theology through the lens of autism
Events
- August 1-September 30, DMC grant applications open
- August 10: Pathways to Promise, Creating a Culture of Well-being Through Collective Care, Self-care and Companionship
- August
11-12, CRC Disability: Let’s
End Ableism at Church
- September 13: The Arc, Disabled BIPOC: Disrupting Danger in Crisis Response
- September
16: RFP, The
Role of religious communities in suicide prevention
- September 22: D&P Forum, Disability and Economic Justice
- September 24: Delaware
Deaf Expo
- June 26-29, 2023: Institute on Theology & Disability,
Waco TX
- Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
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