News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 9 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

• Deaf Link: education coordination
• Hearing Health Matters: People don't understand hearing loss
• Newsletter: Hearing loops, Sandy Ferguson, Yatosha, events
• Deaf Link: Anuradhapura
• Disability News & Conversations: caption discussion
  

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DMC

• PBS: Suicide, firearms, and stigma
• Canine Companions: September is service dog month
  
• Beckie Writes: Three things I learned as a visually impaired piano student
• CRC: Ending Ableism at Church
• Angela Muir VanEtten: Welcome service dogs; it's the law
• UM Health Ministry: Journey Toward Mental Wellness 
  

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Events

• September 9: BWC Disability Conversations, Suicide Prevention (change of date)
• September 12, Grace UMC Deaf speaker series, Nick Testone
  
• 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
• 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 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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