News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 21 October 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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• Disability Ministries Committee and the Committee on Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries are conducting sessions to consider any needed updates for 2024 General Conference legislative proposals related to disability. Anyone with suggestions or proposals is invited to send them to information@umcdmc.org
  

AMD

• Forming a theology book club, contact umamwd@gmail.com 

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DHM/UMCD

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• Deaf Link: President of the Methodist Church visit to DeafLink
• UMCD: Episcopal nominations affirmed
• Hearing Health Matters: Those things on the side of our head
• Yatosha Deaf Ministry: farm training
• Deaf Link: children & elders day
• Smart Hearing: Choosing OTC Hearing Aids
  

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DMC

• Inclusion is culture
• DREDF: ableist response to recent interview
  
• Invisible Disabilities Association: Time to believe
• Art in America: Nothing about us without us: disability arts now
• UCC MHN: What I (don't) know
• UMNS: Ministry offers therapy to Ukranian refugees
• Accessible Social: Resources
• RNS: Church leaders must address their mental health
• Baptist News: Study finds pastors not as well-trained in trauma care
• ELCA: "I don't see your wheelchair"
• ITD: 2022 plenary videos
  

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Events

• October 25: IU McNutt Lecture, Reimagining Disability, Reimagining History 
  
• October 25: Facing History, Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
  
• November 4: BWC Disability Conversations, Best practices
  
• 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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