News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 4 November 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

• Some Deaf Guy: Things you shouldn't say to Deaf people
• Harvard Business Review: Is your organization inclusive of Deaf employees?
• Yatosha Deaf School
• The Conversation: OTC hearing aids benefits and drawbacks
• Deaf Link: camp and eye exams 
  
• DOOR: newsletter, why sign language Bibles?
• Living With Hearing Loss: If Everyone Loves Captions, Why Are They So Misunderstood?
• Thomas Hudspeth on Tim Vermande on perceptions of disabilities
  

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DMC

• GMA: Adaptive sports in Michigan
• Cathedral of the Rockies: Pure religion
• Walking Spirit: Survival Day
• Cision: bill to make websites more accessible
• SAWS Team Building Program
• Kathie Comments: Dropping a pebble
• BraunAbility: 2022 Drive for Inclusion Report Card
• Sojourners: How to read the news without sacrificing your mental health
  
• NDRN: alt-text with Meta Business Suite
• J. Hancock: Aging with a disability
• NDRN: alt-text in Meta Business Suite
  

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Events

• 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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