Are You Attending the 2016 Disability Policy Seminar?

March 10, 2016

This year’s Disability Policy Seminar is coming up soon! Are you ready? Don’t forget about next week’s webinar, Preparing for the Disability Policy Seminar: What to Know Before You Go. Also, remember to mark your calendar to join the Sibling Meet and Greet on Tuesday morning, April 12th! The Sibling Leadership Network is a proud promotional…

History and Future of Sibling-Disability Research

March 7, 2016

By Ariella Meltzer and John Kramer Our article, ‘Siblinghood through disability studies perspectives’ published at Disability & Society, is about sibling-disability research. Sibling-disability research is research about siblings where one has a disability. The article is about the history of sibling-disability research and possibilities for it in the future. The first part of the article…

Spread the Word to End the Word 2016

March 2, 2016

Today, March 2, 2016, is the annual observance of the Spread the Word to End the Word day of awareness. Pledge to respect all people with disabilities and put an end to the use of the hurtful “r-word.” Learn more at r-word.org.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March 1, 2016

During the month of March, join the Sibling Leadership Network in spreading a message of acceptance and inclusion for all people with developmental disabilities. The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the National Disability Rights Network, and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities are leading the Side-by-Side campaign throughout the month to spread…

SLN Board Member Spotlight: Angela Martin

February 29, 2016

Tell us about yourself and siblings. I am the eldest of four siblings with two younger brothers and a younger sister. My sister experiences an intellectual and developmental disabilities. When is the first time you got involved in sibling support and advocacy? This is somewhat difficult to pinpoint, but it was probably when I was…

Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center of UMass Medical School

February 26, 2016

Emily Rubin is a member of the Sibling Leadership and a Program Associate for the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Program at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Massachusetts. Rubin recently developed the Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center of UMass Medical School to address the complex needs of…

Day of Mourning on March 1st: Honoring the Memory of People with Disabilities Killed By Family Members or Caregivers

February 22, 2016

For the last five years, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT, Not Dead Yet, the National Council on Independent Living, the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund and other disability rights organizations have come together at local vigils across the country to remember disabled victims of filicide–disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. This day,…

Brother’s Career Inspired by Sister with a Disability

February 19, 2016

Daniel Scott is the Ronald McDonald playroom coordinator at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Scott, whose older sister, Sam, experiences seizures, shares in an interview how growing up with a sibling with a disability influenced his career and the way he runs the playroom. He discusses the important ways in which he brings siblings of children…

President Obama Releases His Last Budget Proposal

February 12, 2016

by Rachel Patterson, SLN Communications Chair On February 9, President Obama released the last budget proposal of his administration. The President’s Budget is known as his “budget request” because it is just that – a request. Congress holds the purse strings in Washington, but the budgeting process starts with the President making requests for funding…

Sibling Story on the Radio

February 10, 2016

The Ottawa Morning radio show recently featured a story of two siblings who found themselves with only each other after their mother passed away. In the story, Helen reflects on her successes and failures in becoming the sole caregiver of her sibling, Paul, who has Down syndrome. According to the clip, “[Helen’s] plan was to maintain the…

Are You Attending the 2016 Disability Policy Seminar?

History and Future of Sibling-Disability Research

Spread the Word to End the Word 2016

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

SLN Board Member Spotlight: Angela Martin

Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center of UMass Medical School

Day of Mourning on March 1st: Honoring the Memory of People with Disabilities Killed By Family Members or Caregivers

Brother’s Career Inspired by Sister with a Disability

President Obama Releases His Last Budget Proposal

Sibling Story on the Radio

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