News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 23 September 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

• Yatosha Deaf Ministry: Deaf Awareness Week poster #1
• Yatosha Deaf Ministry: Deaf Awareness Week poster #2
• August 6-11, 2023: UMCD/ELM Red Bird Mission; reservations due October 1
• HLAA mentions DHM newsletter
• Deaf Link: Home gardens
• The Oklahoman: Deaf people deserve to feel included
  

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DMC

• Tweet,  My body has physical limitations that aren’t negotiable
  
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center: How to be there
• Sojourners: Bear one another's burdens, prevent suicide
• Discipleship Ministries: Worship online, digital and embodied
• Autism and Grief Project
• Key Ministry: What churches can learn from a brewery
• Christian Citizen: Unprecedented levels of anxiety in children
• LCL: Some thoughts about how words can exclude
• Psychology Today: The Disability Paradox
  

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Events

• September 24: UMCD Deaf Worship
• September 24: Delaware Deaf Expo
• September 24: Due West UMC, Loving Through Dementia Family Conference
  
• September 26: Great Lakes ADA Center, What’s Race Got to Do with It?: An Intersectional Approach to Disability Rights
  
• to September 30, DMC grant applications open
• August 6-11, 2023: UMCD/ELM Red Bird Mission; reservations due October 1
• October 6: Safer Sanctuaries: Nurturing Trust within Faith Communities
  
• October 7: BWC Disability Conversations, Disability employment
• October 8: Sawitski Memorial Lecture, Mental Health Challenges and Our Journeys of Faith
  
• 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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