News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 28 July 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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AMD

• Special issue of the Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies:  Space for Interpretation: Reclaiming Disabled Power in Narratives of  Belief 
  
• Chris Wylie: Because Love is and Because You Are, podcast and transcript
  

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DHM/UMCD

• UMCD Leadership Conference
• Deaf Bible Society: field coordinator search
• Yatosha Deaf Ministry
• Western Theological Seminary:  Deaf Theology & Ministry with Dr. Tom Hudspeth
• Gallaudet University: 23 Black Deaf students finally graduate
• North Texas Conference: VBS Crosses Language Divides
• Deaf Link: clinic camp
  

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DMC

• ATB: Unraveling accessibility, a new crossword puzzle series
• CIL: #AddTheA of accessibility
• Bethel International UMC: Disability Awareness Sunday
  
• SAWS summer newsletter
• WMTW: Maine UMC helps transportation provider
• National Geographic: How the ADA transformed the US
• Diversability selects UMC pastor
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: Celebrating 30 years of the ADA
  

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Events

• Registration closes August 1: Western Theological Seminary:  Deaf Theology & Ministry with Dr. Tom Hudspeth
• August 24: DMN, The Changing Landscape of Disability and Ministry in Local Churches: Looking Forward. (Registration details coming.)
• August 28: GBCS/GCORR/DMC Ableism Curriculum
  
• September 23: Delaware Deaf Fest
• September 23: Church Interpreting Academy
• October 11: CRC Nurturing Belonging: Exploring Hospitality, Disability, and Theology
• November 3-5: UMCD Leadership Conference
  

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