News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC - 2 February 2024

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

• Spiritus 23: disability theology articles
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Kabwe Deaf Ministry training
• UMC: Embrace silence, hear God
• Sara Martin: functional hearing difficulty
• Science Friday: How Signing Characters Help Deaf Children Learn Language
• Lit Hub: Unlocking Reason: How the Deaf Created Their Own System of Communication
• Kabwe Deaf Ministry listening
  

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DMC

• Newberry Observer: No more blind eyes and deaf ears
• Disability Etiquette Gone Wrong: Wheelchairs and Personal Space
• Alban at Duke: Make room for all
• Kitsap Daily News: More elderly, disabled show up at event for those in need
  
• UMComm: Pet ministry offers hope and healing to all
• Sara Martin: Digital ministry and disability
• CRC: A life with autism
  

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Events

• February 6: NDRC, Finding the Way in Dementia Care
• February 6: Crisis Care Ministries, Individual and Family Disaster Preparedness
  
• February 7: GBCS, The revised Social Principles
• February 7: AAIDD, Trauma and Healing: An Overview
• February 12: Bishop Johnson Pre-Lenten webinar "ableism"
• February 13: Crisis Care Ministries, From Disaster Preparedness through Long-Term Recovery
• February 14: Centre for Autism and Theology, autistic love, relationships, and theology
  
• February 20: Crisis Care Ministries, Disaster Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations
  
• February 22: With Ministries, Personalization through Responsive Design for Congregations
  
• February 27: registration closes, AMBS, Anxiety and Depression in Church Ministry
• February 27: Crisis Care Ministries, First Things to Know about Disaster Emotional and Spiritual Care​
• February 29: ABHMS, Supporting Asian American Youth and Young Adults
• March 1: UMHEF Scholarships close
• March 6: AAIDD, How to Talk About Trauma Informed Care, Faith, and Spirituality
  
• March 11: Harvard University, World Congress on Moral Injury, Spirituality, and Healing
  
• March 14: ABHMS, Serving as trauma-informed leaders in Asian American Communities
• April 2: Crisis Care Ministries, (tba)
  
• April 9: Crisis Care Ministries, (tba)
• April 10: AAIDD, Stronger Together: HCS Grief Support Team
• April 16: Crisis Care Ministries, (tba)
• April 23: Crisis Care Ministries, (tba)
• April 30: Crisis Care Ministries, (tba)
• May 8: AAIDD, Spirituality and Healing Through Expressive Arts
  

 

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