Future Planning for Siblings
Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 12:30-1:30 PM CT
This webinar is for adult siblings of people with disabilities to learn about how their families can plan for the future of their brother or sister with disabilities, including how to start the difficult dialogue, various areas of the planning process, and ways for all members of the family to have a voice and choice. Additionally, parents, self-advocates, professionals in the disability field, relatives, and sib-in-laws are welcome to join us.
The national Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) presents this webinar.
Click here to register for the webinar.
Presenters include:
- Katie Arnold, Executive Director of the SLN
- Amy Halm, Program Manager of the SLN
Through a grant from the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, the Sibling Leadership Network is partnering with Texas Center for Disability Studies at the University of Texas at Austin to expand support for siblings of people with disabilities in Texas. The Texas Sibling Network is creating a community for adult siblings of people with disabilities by siblings of people with disabilities. More information about the growing resources provided by the project will be shared in the webinar.
Financial support for the Texas Sibling Network is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
*83,186, 76% DD funds; $25,594, 24% non-federal resources.
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This webinar is super relevant to where my brother and I are in planning for our sister’s future. Unfortunately neither of us can attend this session. Do you have any materials (PowerPoint, resource list, agenda) that you could share with those of us who cannot participate in the webinar?
Thank you for your interest! The webinar will be archived with on the webpage of the Texas Sibling Network https://disabilitystudies.utexas.edu/TSN