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Read more about the article S6 E3 | Down Syndrome and Belonging with Heather Avis

S6 E3 | Down Syndrome and Belonging with Heather Avis

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 4, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Podcast
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“You belong here, as you are, who you are. Come be in this place with us.” Down syndrome advocate and author Heather Avis joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about…

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Hospitality and Welcoming Strangers

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 9, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Faith/Healing
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I’ve been thinking about philoxenia lately, which is the Greek word for hospitality. It literally means “love of the stranger.” (Contrast it with xenophobia, fear of the stranger.)  I often…

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Read more about the article Delta Air Lines and Disability
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Delta Air Lines and Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 9, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Peter recently flew home and noticed that Delta Air Line’s opening safety video included an image of a man with Down syndrome sitting in the plane. It was a little…

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Read more about the article Hospitals and Hospitality: Places of Healing

Hospitals and Hospitality: Places of Healing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 10, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Faith
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I was reminded recently (by Victoria Sweet, author of God’s Hotel) that hospital and hospitality share the same root word. I tend to think of hospitals as sterile places where…

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