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Read more about the article To Be Made Well and Disability

To Be Made Well and Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Healing
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When we look at the stories of Jesus with people with disabilities in the Bible, it can seem like a really simple equation. Disability=bad. Curing=good. But one of the things…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a joke to be laughed at.

False Message: Disability is a joke to be laughed at.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 25, 2023
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Images, words, and attitudes all shape our implicit impressions of people with disabilities, and many of those words and images create false understandings. We’ve looked at two of these false…

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Read more about the article Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 21, 2023
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I’m so grateful for the technician at the eye doctor appointment who assumes that Penny can speak for herself. I’m also aware of how surprised I feel that this young…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 19, 2023
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When it comes to disability, we receive many erroneous and incomplete messages from the media and popular culture. Here’s the second of four false messages we receive about disability. FALSE…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 13, 2023
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Every day, we encounter images and phrases and assumptions and false messages about disability that shape our way of perceiving people with disabilities. Many of these depictions and assumptions are…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals | And You Will Be Blessed

Hope Heals | And You Will Be Blessed

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 12, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Healing
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I had a chance to write an essay (And You Will Be Blessed) for the Hope Heals blog. (And if you don’t already know about Hope Heals, now is the…

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Read more about the article Books About Disability and Theology

Books About Disability and Theology

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  • Post published:January 11, 2023
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DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCE The “theology of disability” is a topic that might sound obscure or abstract, but it has been life-changing for me. The theology of anything is just a…

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Read more about the article Overheard on the Trail: Best Brother

Overheard on the Trail: Best Brother

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 7, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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“You’re my only brother. But you’re the best brother.” We took a hike as a family over the winter break. It was mostly up a small mountain, and Penny struggled…

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Vulnerable Humanity

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 6, 2023
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“Curing is a physical process; it’s individual, usually (fairly) rapid, and concentrates on eliminating disease. Healing is a sociocultural process. It focuses on restoring interpersonal, social, and spiritual dimensions. It’s…

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Read more about the article On Pointe, Step by Determined Step

On Pointe, Step by Determined Step

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 20, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Penny performed on pointe in the Nutcracker this past weekend (video below). And maybe that doesn’t seem like a big deal or something to write a post about, but I…

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