News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 7 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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DHM/UMCD

• Yatosha Deaf School construction
• ECD: Remembering Gallaudet's retirement
• Deaf Link: celebrating a Sri Lankan Tamil Sign Dictionary
• Deaf and Disabilities Ministry: Theology and Deaf People
• DHM: Deaf Theology
• Deaf Link: Children's day
• ECD: Deaf members at All Saints OCC
  

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DMC

• Poplarville MS First United Methodist Church Braille Mission
• Thomas and Friends: Bruno the Brake Car
• Upper Room: Safer Sanctuaries
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Waukesha adult program
• GCORR: What is ableism?
• Faith & Leadership: Perspectives from disabled Christians
• ADN: Accessible Communications Webinar
• RNS: Orthodox Church in Hamptons and autism
• USHMM: 'Science' that maimed
• Abilities.com: Pets and autistic children

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Events

• October 7: BWC Disability Conversations, Disability employment
• October 8: Sawitski Memorial Lecture, Mental Health Challenges and Our Journeys of Faith
• October 10: NCC, Churches Role in Providing Support for Those Suffering Trauma
  
• October 15: Wholly, Holey, Holy: Inclusive Church (UK) disability and church conference
  
• Cancelled: October 15: Deaf Ministries and Certified Deaf Lay Servant
  
• 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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