News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 19 August 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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An ad hoc committee of disability groups is planning an initial meeting on August 23 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time to consider legislative proposals for the 2024 General Conference. For information contact Rev. Justin Hancock <revjustinhancock@gmail.com>
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DHM/UMCD

• Micro-grant program for Deaf Awareness Week closes August 25
• DHM Newsletter
  
• Coastal Point: Bethel UMC Deaf ministry
• Hearing Health Matters: Sometimes technology is only half the battle
• Deaf Link: "Together we can do more" team visit
• Ask Dave Taylor: How to change size, font, and color in YouTube captions
• NIH: New category of hearing aids
• ADA Network: Age and hearing loss rights
  

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DMC

• Minnesota AC: Adaptive VBS
• NeuroClastic: Apraxia
• Alban: What the church can do to prevent suicide
• DSQ: review, Those they called idiots
• SAWS Virginia:  update
• Flying Kitty Monster: My Body is not a Prayer Request
• Resource UMC: Ministering to congregants who haven't returned
  

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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 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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