News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 5 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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DHM/UMCD

• UMCD: new Facebook page
• Lovers Lane Deaf Ministry picnic
• Hearing Like Me: Twitter captions for videos
• Hearing Health Matters: Eddie's Magical Ear
• WLRN: Music therapy and ASL
• DOOR: newsletter
• NIH: Diagnosing hidden hearing loss
  

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DMC

• Pondering Platypus: Disabled people worth watching?
• Inclusive Church: At the Gates (review)
• PBS: Disability support system
• L'Arche: To relish in routine
• West Ohio Conference: Disability Grants
• Psychology Today: Serotonin and depression
• WFFT: UM pastor repairs scooters and wheelchairs
• Presbyterians for Disability Concerns: Disability Sunday guide
  

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Events

• to 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: UMCD Deaf Worship
  
• 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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