July 11-15 is National Disability Voter Registration Week

July 11, 2016

This week, the Sibling Leadership Network is joining disability organizations and advocates around the United States in honoring National Disability Voter Registration Week. Coordinated by the REV UP Campaign, the goal of this week is to increase the political power of people with disabilities while also engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. Stay tuned because…

Sibling Leadership Network Presentation at the Armed Forces Services Corporation Exceptional Family Member Program Summit

July 6, 2016

The Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC) invited the Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) to share information at their EFMP (Exceptional Family Member Program) Summit at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC, in April, 2016. The EFMP supports over 50,000 soldiers and their family members with special education and medical needs. Systems Navigators connect families with special needs…

Call for Co-Chair of Sibling Leadership Network Support & Information Committee

July 5, 2016

We’re looking for someone dedicated to the mission of the SLN to be the Co-Chair of our Support & Information Committee. This committee works to increase awareness of services and supports for siblings of people with disabilities across the Lifespan. The Support & Information Committee is responsible for: Advocating for increased and enhanced services and…

Research – Second Call for Participants in Study of Sibling Caregivers

July 1, 2016

Rick Glaesser, a social work doctoral student at the University of South Florida, is seeking study participants for research on the effects on siblings who become the primary caregiver to and co-reside with their sibling with a developmental disability after transitioning from the parental home. Participation includes 1-2 phone interviews about your experience of the transition itself and…

Save the Date! – 2017 Sibling Leadership Network National Conference

June 29, 2016

Mark your calendars! The next Sibling Leadership Network National Conference will be taking place on June 24 & 25, 2017 in Hartford, Connecticut. Stay tuned for details!

SLN Board Member Spotlight: David W. Horton, MSSW, LMFT-A

June 27, 2016

Tell us about yourself and siblings. I am the sibling with the disability, a mild form of Cerebral Palsy. Because of an injury during birth from the use of forceps, I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. I experienced delays in meeting various developmental milestones, including not walking until I was five years old (even then…

Meet Amy Halm – New Sibling Leadership Network Project Manager

June 24, 2016

The Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) is excited to announce the hiring of Amy Halm as the organizations Project Manager. This is a newly created role to manage numerous grant projects of the SLN as well as work with SLN chapters and partners. Additionally, Amy will help manage the planning for the upcoming 2017 national SLN…

People of Faith Encourage Candidates to Address Disability Concerns

June 20, 2016

The Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition, a program of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has developed a letter for people of faith to encourage candidates to address the concerns of the disability community. As noted by AAPD, “the letter encourages candidates for public office to address these disparities and set forth a ‘vision…

Million Gimp March

June 17, 2016

Join the Million Gimp March (MGM) – a national disability advocacy event taking place in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2016. MGM’s mission is to raise awareness about the alarming rate of unemployment keeping the disability community below poverty levels and to challenge policymakers to revise and create disability legislation that would strengthen our community’s ability…

Webinar on June 29 – From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions

June 13, 2016

From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions June 29, 2016 1:00 – 2:30pm EST “Financial literacy and management are hallmarks of independence and community integration. For older adults, people with disabilities, and others with decision-making challenges, the ability to make well-informed financial decisions is critical and can be the difference between living independent,…

July 11-15 is National Disability Voter Registration Week

Sibling Leadership Network Presentation at the Armed Forces Services Corporation Exceptional Family Member Program Summit

Call for Co-Chair of Sibling Leadership Network Support & Information Committee

Research – Second Call for Participants in Study of Sibling Caregivers

Save the Date! – 2017 Sibling Leadership Network National Conference

SLN Board Member Spotlight: David W. Horton, MSSW, LMFT-A

Meet Amy Halm – New Sibling Leadership Network Project Manager

People of Faith Encourage Candidates to Address Disability Concerns

Million Gimp March

Webinar on June 29 – From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions

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