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
DMC
Events
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DHM/UMCD
- In Memoriam: Sandy
Ferguson
- August 6-11, 2023: UMCD/ELM Red Bird Mission; reservations due October 1
- St. Andrew UMC: ASL classes
- Deaf Link: Sale
- UM Disability Blog: Audism
- Sapiens: How
Deaf and Hearing Friends co-navigate the world
DMC
- St. James UMC: making candles
- Home Junkie: accessible garden box
- National Catholic Reporter: Disabled Catholics praise pope's example in using wheelchair
- Nadia Bolz-Weber: Human bodies and the image of God
- SAWS: 50 ramps with Braun
- UCC Accessible
To All program
- DMC Accessibility
Badge program
Events
- August 28: Linworth UMC, Disability and Ministry
- September
2: BWC
Disability Conversations, Suicide Prevention
- September 13: The Arc, Disabled BIPOC: Disrupting Danger in Crisis Response
- September
15: Stone Belt ARC, Faith
and Disability, Exclusion to Embrace
- September
16: RFP, The
Role of religious communities in suicide prevention
- September 22: D&P Forum, Disability and Economic Justice
- September 22: CICOA, Health equity for individuals with disabilities and aging
- September 24: UMCD Deaf Worship
- September 24: Delaware Deaf Expo
- to September 30, DMC grant applications open
- October
7: BWC
Disability Conversations, Disability
employment
- October
15: Wholly,
Holey, Holy: Inclusive Church (UK) disability and
church conference
- October 15: Deaf Ministries: An Overview to Get You Started
- October
15: Certified
Deaf Lay Servant: Pastoral Care Best Practices
- November
4: BWC
Disability Conversations, Best practices
- December 2: BWC Disability Conversations,
- January 6, 2023: BWC Disability Conversations,
- February 3, 2023: BWC Disability Conversations,
- March 3, 2023: BWC Disability Conversations,
- April 7, 2023: BWC Disability Conversations,
- May 5, 2023: BWC Disability Conversations,
- June 26-29, 2023: Institute on Theology & Disability, Waco TX
- August 6-11, 2023: UMCD/ELM Red Bird Mission
- Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
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