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Life Lessons Learned from Having a Brother with Autism

Dora and Christos are siblings who share a special bond. Christos has autism, and from this, Dora has learned much about the world and other people with disabilities. Dora shares her stories and insights in an article for Autism Parenting Magazine: 10 Valuable Life Lessons My Brother with Autism Has Taught Me
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Call for Submissions to Anthology on Siblings

Do you have a sibling story to share? In Fact Books is seeking unpublished essays for an upcoming anthology on the subject of siblings. We encourage you to submit your story to bring disability representation to the anthology! The deadline to submit in March 7, 2016. For more details, view the full guidelines.
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InFocus Engages with Siblings about Advocacy

InFocus is an organization that empowers marginalized individuals through skill development and engages the community through advocacy efforts to create more welcoming, accessible, and inclusive communities.  Through photography and dialogue, participants share their “voices” to instigate positive community and life changes toward improved quality of life.  They are currently conducting a local Siblings InFocus program…
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Stories of Sibling Relationships

AbleThrive, a website for the disability community, shares a break down of a mini-documentary on siblings and their experiences together. The video, “Brothers and Sisters,” addresses sibling stories, concerns, connections. To view, visit Siblings of People with Disabilities.
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New Website Features on The Arc’s Center for Future Planning

From The Arc’s Center for Future Planning: “There are 600,000-700,000 families in the United States in which an adult with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) is living with aging family members and there is no plan for the individual’s future. The Arc’s Center for Future Planning supports and encourages adults with I/DD and their…
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Disability Advocate Liz Weintraub’s Stance on Siblings

What do self-advocates think about family support? How do their family members best support them, and what we can do to improve family support? The SLN partnered with the Family Support Research and Training Center at University of Illinois at Chicago to ask self-advocates at the 2014 Self Advocates Becoming Empowered Conference how their families…
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Happy New Year from 2016 Board Chair David Horton

Dear SLN Members and Supporters: I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to an even more wonderful and productive 2016. I am honored to be this year’s Board Chair for the Sibling Leadership Network. I appreciate all of the assistance from the current SLN leadership and committee members…
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