News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 27 January 2023

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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• Holston Conference: Audit, grants help churches boost hospitality to persons with disabilities
  

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DHM/UMCD

• DeafLink: raising awareness
• Chameleon: Changing the way the Deaf community discovers Jesus
• St. Gerard's RCC: DHM aids MLK terps
• ECD: Matthew 4 by HOH artist
  
• CRC: Hearing loop story
• Jewish Journal: Jewish Deaf Support and the Right to Community
  

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DMC

• UM Comm: Spiritual trauma
• CRC: Ableism in the church
• Plough: God loves the autistic mind
• SAWS VA: ReConnections newsletter
• Brandeis University: survey about adult IDD support
• Strengthening the Black Village (Los Angeles)
• NIH: Guide to reliable medical information
  

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Events

• January 28: The Disabled God discussion group
• February 1: extended workshop submission deadline for ITD conference
• February 2: RespectAbility, The intersection of race, disability, and religion
• February 2: New England Conference Service of Installation for Bishop Peggy A. Johnson
• February 3: Rebooting Our Mental Health (BWC Conference accessibility conversation)
• February 3: AMD Check-In 3pm EST
• February 6: CRCN Get in the Loop
• February 9: Centre for Autism and Theology: Mothers and children in faith and community
  
• February 22: Disability & Philanthropy, Celebrating disability
• through March 1: DHM grant applications open
  
• June 26-29: Institute on Theology & Disability, Waco TX

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News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 20 January 2023

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.

• Christian Disability Ministry Network
• UMC Discipleship, February sessions of The Church's Ministry with Dementia
• The New England Conference Committee on Episcopacy invites you to a Service of Installation for Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, Thurs Feb 2 at 7 pm eastern time; ASL by Carol Stevens; register here
  

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DHM/UMCD

• CRC Breaking Barriers: More clarity, not volume
  
• Tanzania Conferece: Deaf service from Rev. Isaka Ibrahim, First UMC, Dar es Salaam
• Deaf Link: Jaffa Deaf school
• DHM January newsletter
  

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DMC

• It's Nice That: Comic Sans and Dyslexia
• BBC: Autism: Understanding my childhood habits
  

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Events

• January 22: Faith Justice Foundation, State of the Dream
• January 26: Beyond Saints and Superheroes online webinar series
  
• January 28: The Disabled God discussion group
• February 1: extended workshop submission deadline for ITD conference
• February 2: RespectAbility, The intersection of race, disability, and religion
• February 2: New England Conference Service of Installation for Bishop Peggy A. Johnson
  
• February 6: CRCN Get in the Loop
  
• January 26: Disabilities & Conditions of Aging Network
  
• February 3: Rebooting Our Mental Health (BWC Conference accessibility conversation)
• through March 1: DHM grant applications open
  
• June 26-29: Institute on Theology & Disability, Waco TX

Click here for a list of recurring events of interest to people in disability ministry.

This newsletter is generally issued weekly by the United Methodist Church's disability organizations.
This newsletter is published on the UM Disability Blog.
Visit a directory of our members.