News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 11 August 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

• North Texas Conference: VBS crosses language divides
• HLAA: Lessons from Barbie
• Lake House News: Deaf Link medical camp
  

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DMC

• Oklahoma Conference Crisis Care Ministries
• S Blosser: The seven churches of disability ministry
• Century Foundation: Navigation Anxiety: The Administrative Burdens of Being Poor and Disabled
• Video: Disability is not always visible. Your response is.
• Sarah Martin: God and wheelchairs
• Duke Divinity School: Caregiving happens
• DREDF: Hotel accessibility
  

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Events

• August 15: North Carolina Conference, Accessibility Audits and Becoming a Place that Welcomes All
• August 22: North Carolina Conference, Ableism in the Church
  
• August 24: DMN, The Changing Landscape of Disability and Ministry in Local Churches: Looking Forward
  
• August 28: GBCS/GCORR/DMC Ableism Curriculum
  
• September 23: Delaware Deaf Fest
• September 23: Church Interpreting Academy
• begins September 30, Be A Disciple: IFD357, The Suicide Bridge
  
• October 11: CRC Nurturing Belonging: Exploring Hospitality, Disability, and Theology
• November 3-5: UMCD Leadership Conference
  

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