Eva Longoria talking about her sister
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Read MoreImmediate Action Needed!!
TO: AUCD Network FROM: Kim Musheno As you know the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) is collecting information from people with disabilities, families and professionals about how the Administration should support people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Besides holding in-person forums across the country (Envisioning the Future Forums), ADD has been collecting recommendations online.…
Read MoreSibling Stories – New Blog from the Sibling Support Project
Presented by the Sibling Support Project, Sibling Stories features compelling essays about the sibling relationship written by those who know it best. Check back frequently for new installments. If you have an essay you’d like published on Sibling Stories, please drop us a line at donmeyer@siblingsupport.org. Go here to read more Sibling Stories
Read MoreHHS NEWS: Affordable Care Act Supports States in Strengthening Community Living
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office:Â (202) 690-6343 Nationally, $4.3 Billion in New Funds Announced to Help Establish and Expand Community-based Alternatives to Institutional Long Term Care States will see significant new federal support in their efforts to help move Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or…
Read MoreTestimony Submitted to Administration on Developmental Disabilities – Don Meyer
Below is the online testimony I gave to the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. I think YOU should add your testimony too. Why? With looming budget cuts, services for adults with disabilities have never been threatened as they are now. And when these supports go, it could have a HUGE impact on the lives of adult…
Read MoreSibling Day at the YAI Conference – May 5th 2011, New York, NY
Sibling Day at the YAI Conference May 5, 2011 Don’t miss an entire day of sessions devoted to important topics for siblings of people with developmental disabilities: Wills, Trusts and Guardianship: What Every Family Member of a Person with a Disability Should Know about Future Care Planning Roberta Koenigsberg, Esq., Sr. Director of Legal Affairs…
Read MoreSibling to Sibling: Feelings of Guilt
From Kate- “When I was a small child, I went everywhere with my mother. Mostly we went grocery shopping. That’s what we told my dad: “going shopping.” Really we went to homes of other parents who had children with serious disabilities. My mom was a great resource for people — people who were housebound because…
Read MoreSibling Leadership Network Testimony for Administration on Developmental Disabilities
On behalf of the national Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), I wish to share with ADD some information about the growing importance of siblings of people with disabilities. Siblings often play a key role in providing natural supports for people with disabilities throughout their life. Yet, navigating the disability service system and getting support for themselves…
Read MoreSibling to Sibling: Working with Direct Supports Professionals
From our friend Kate- “Background: In our case, David is not personally responsible for hiring his own direct support staff. We work with a provider. The provider hires the staff, assigns the staff, there can be good matches and bad matches. And, of course, there is staff turnover. When you’re talking 24Ă—7 supervision, that’s a…
Read MoreSave the Date- Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters Conference
Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 9, 2011 For adult siblings, siblings-in-law, and professionals interested in sibling issues. Check back for more details. For more information, contact Ashley Coulter at: (615) 343-0545 or ashley.coulter@vanderbilt.edu. TABS Flyer
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