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
DHM/UMCD
DMC
Events
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AMD
- The Journal of Philosophy of Disability: Intellectual
Disability, Dehumanization, and the Fate of “the Human”
DHM/UMCD
- Resource UMC: ASL stream of General Conference
- Deaf
General Conference 2024
- Blog: Prayer Vigil for General Conference
- Myers Park UMC: ASL service
- Great Lakes ADA: Sign language registry
- Esther Choi, Fighting
for others by praying
DMC
- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: Who is my neighbor?
- Great Lakes ADA: Fake service dog
- Presbyterians for Disability Concerns: The importance of representation
- S. Blosser: Church leaders need better understanding of disability conversations
- DMC: The Voice, April 2024
- General Conference wheelchair
procession
Events
- April 23-May 3: General Conference of the UMC
- April 30: Crisis Care Ministries, Comprehensive Crisis Response System
- May 8: AAIDD, Spirituality and Healing Through Expressive Arts
- June 17-20: Institute on Theology and Disability
- July 13: Western Theological Seminary, Symposium
on Disability and Ministry
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