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Hurricane Harvey: Supporting People with Disabilities

The Sibling Leadership Network is deeply concerned about the people in Texas impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.  We hold in our thought the individuals and families who have been impacted by the hurricane.  Disability advocates from across the country have been organizing to identify resources and help for hurricane victims. Below are examples…
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Disability Resource Spotlight: Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center

The Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SAR-TAC) recently launched a new website at www.selfadvocacyinfo.org to help fulfill its mission to strengthen self-advocacy for people with disabilities by supporting self-advocacy organizations to grow in diversity and leadership. The new website will serve as an online location to categorize, promote, and share the best tools and…
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Helpful Resource on Supported Decision-Making

Supported Decision-Making (SDM) is a “recognized alternative to guardianship through which people with disabilities use friends, family members, and professionals to help them understand the situations and choices they face, so they make their own decisions.” Several resources on SDM are available at www.supporteddecisionmaking.org. For a very user-friendly resource from this site, visit “Supported Decision Making Teams:…
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A Brief History of the Sibling Movement

These are remarks given by Don Meyer (director of the Sibling Support Project) on June 24, 2017 in Hartford, Connecticut during a toast to the tenth anniversary of the Sibling Leadership Network. I have been asked to share a few words about the history of the sibling movement. I am excited about doing so, but…
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SLN Participates in Empowering Sibling Symposium

Recently, the SLN was invited to be part of the Sibling Symposium coordinated by Siblings with a Mission, held at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Nathan Grant, President and Founder of Siblings with a Mission, gave the SLN an opportunity to participate as a vendor and also asked SLN Board Member Barb Sapharas to share information…
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Upcoming Webinar: Strategies for Professionals to Work with Siblings of Individuals with I/DD

The Arc of the United States and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities present the following Research to Practice webinar: Strategies for Professionals to Work with Siblings of Individuals with I/DD Thursday, August 10, 2017 4:00pm EDT Register HERE In this presentation, participants will receive actionable information about how providers of supports and…
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Reflections on the 2017 Sibling Leadership Network Conference

The results are in…this year’s Sibling Leadership Network Conference was a resounding success! Here’s what just some of our 125 attendees had to say: “This conference has been life changing for us! We learned new coping mechanisms, support opportunities, disability laws and future planning tools. We met people just like us from all over the…
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