News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC -5 May 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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DHM/UMCD

• Kabwe Deaf Ministry: Hebrews 4.12
• Deaf Link: participation in Religious-Cultural program
• First UMC, Dar es Salaam: Sunday Deaf meetings
• Neuroscience News: Misophonia
• DHM: Roz McKelvey and Grace UMC
• Tanzania Conference: a word of encouragement
• Deaf Link: 23rd anniversary cricket tournament
  

DMC

• WGBH: What happens when an airline breaks a wheelchair
• Kathie Comments: National Poetry Month and Me
• D: Into the Spotlight at Highland Park UMC
• Alban: Christian leaders are healers
• RNS: Teen mental health is turning youth pastors into first responders
• CRC: Love your neighbor through allyship
• Blog: The mouth of the lion
• ADN: Autism and faith, my relationship with God and the Church
• Faith & Leadership: Helping Christians with mental health and language
  

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Events

• May 17: AAIDD,  Community Connectedness and Technology
• May 25: Stone Belt Arc, Disability and Vocation
  
• June 16: Arizona Center for Disability Law, African American Conference on Disabilities
  
• June 26-29: Institute on Theology & Disability, Waco TX
• July 10 (start): BeADisciple IFD431, Caring with Compassion: First Responders and their families
  
• September 23: Delaware Deaf Fest

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