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Sibling Blog “Say Hello, Yellow!” on Sibling/Parent Perspectives

Christiana & Harriet Redman blog at sayhelloyellow and can be reached at sayhelloyellowblog@gmail.com. You can also follow Say Hello, Yellow! on Twitter (@helloyellowblog) and “Like” the blog on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sayhelloyellow.  We’re mother and daughter. We argue. We laugh. We fight. We love. We are each others’ best friends and biggest critics.  It is probably no surprise…
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Spread the Word: The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access!

To continue our discussions around topics related to the Declaration on “The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access” (see http://www.colemaninstitute.org/declaration  for more information) we would like to ask you: “If you were to create a technology that would benefit your sibling with a disability that does not exist, what would it be?”…
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Siblings: Long Lasting Ties

SLN Co-founder and Treasurer Tamar Heller wrote an article on siblings for Frontline: The Irish Voice for Intellectual Disability in their latest issue. Check it out here, and head to page 20 for Tamar’s article!
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Make Your Plans Now for the Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C.

There’s so much more to the annual Disability Policy Seminar than just sessions on the pressing advocacy issues of the day. The event is designed to prepare you with information and resources you need to effectively talk to your representatives in Congress and advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities when we all head…
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Sisters Petition for an American Girl Doll with a Disability

Melissa and YingYing Shang, two sisters from PA, have created a petition for the creation of an American Girl doll with a disability. Sign the petition here, and check out Emily Ladau’s great blog post supporting this petition on her blog, Words I Wheel By, here! The petition is going strong at over 100,000 signatures-…
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Spread the Word: The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access!

The Sibling Leadership Network, along with other prominent disability organizations, has signed on to the Declaration on “The Rights of People with Cognitive Disabilities to Technology and Information Access.” For more information go to http://colemaninstitute.org/declaration To generate more discussion around this topic and help spread the word, we would like to ask you: “What is the…
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Seeking Sibling Stories about Experiences with Providers

Hello everyone, The most powerful tool we have is our story and sharing our stories to educate and empower. We want to share our individual stories as well as our collective stories with each other and with those who help our families. The SLN is working with ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources),…
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Reasons You Are Absolutely Required to Educate Policymakers

Thinking about attending the Disability Policy Seminar? Rachel Patterson, Policy Analyst at Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) and an SLN Board Member, gives us 7 Reasons we should engage in disability policy advocacy. Check out this informative and downright entertaining blog post here.  
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New Medicaid Regulations Make Changes to Home and Community-Based Services

In January, the national Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new regulations that define home and community-based services (HCBS) and create greater protections for autonomy and community integration for people receiving HCBS. Read the SLN’s issue brief here to learn what the new rules say and what states must do in the coming…
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