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Media: Sibling Support Project on Talk of the Nation

Tomorrow—Tuesday September 25th—I will be a guest on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation for a show about growing up with a sibling who has a cognitive disability. It will air from 3-4 pm EST. Featured on the show will be Dr. Ranit Mishori, who wrote a recent article in the Washington Post on…
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Media: The Massachusetts Sibling Support Network – Supporting Siblings of People with Disabilities

From the recent Shriver Center Spotlight… Growing up with a brother or sister with a disability–whether the disability is emotional or physical, visible or hidden–is a unique, often challenging, and potentially rewarding experience. Nationwide, adult siblings of people with disabilities report that the sibling experience profoundly influences their childhood and adolescence, and shapes the type…
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SLN Fall 2012 E-Newsletter

  Promote the Vote! Katie Arnold, SLN Executive Director, with her sister, Patrice Keiling Executive Director’s column Dear Siblings and Sibling Supporters, My sister, Patrice, just registered to vote at the age of 30 and the upcoming Presidential election will be her very first time casting a ballot.  As the middle of five children, she…
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Policy and Advocacy: Voting Resources

The SLN has created a Position Statement on Voting.  Check it out here! We encourage siblings to support their brothers and sisters with disabilities to vote.  Watch our new Voting video here!
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Media: Fasten Your Seatbelt – A Crash Course on Down Syndrome on YouTube

Check this YouTube channel out from Brian Skotko and Susan Levine… -John Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters by Brian G. Skotko and Susan P. Levine is the first book written exclusively for teens with a brother or sister with Down syndrome. In an easy-to-read, question-and-answer format, nearly…
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Movie: “Finding Fred” available on Sproutflix

Finding Fred shows the development of love, admiration and enormous devotion between two brothers once separated by the Willowbrook State School, an institution for “children with mental retardation.” The filmmaker gently guides a discussion about the past, present, and future, showing that with support, everyone can learn. This is a love story of brothers reunited.…
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News: Hearing Voices in the Clutter

By Margaret Carlson- HOUSES, if we look and listen, have secrets to tell us. I didn’t fully understand my parents until I finally faced up to emptying their house. Doing so would have been hard at any time, but it was even harder because I had waited 20 years after their deaths. Not by choice,…
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Event: FILM SCREENING OF “COWBOY SONG”

Press Release: For Immediate Release FILM SCREENING OF “COWBOY SONG” new film at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA FILMMAKER PRESENT! Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7-9pm Screening to benefit the Massachusetts Sibling Support Network (see here for flyer or here for the smaller version) About the Film Cowboy Song is a powerful film about two…
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