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Virtual Event: Intro to Sibs

The sibling relationship is the longest relationship most of us will experience in our lives. When one sibling has a disability, it creates a more complicated dynamic that evolves and changes throughout life. Join the Oregon Sibling Leadership Network (Oregon Sibs) to learn what it means to be a sibling to someone with a disability…
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Resource Spotlight: NDSC Adult Sibling Toolkit

This week’s Resource Spotlight is The National Down Syndrome Congress’s (NDSC) Adult Sibling Toolkit. Updated in 2022, NDSC created this toolkit for adult siblings to help jump-start conversations with parents about becoming more involved in their brother or sister’s life. Siblings and other key individuals can use this information to be effective advocates, assist their…
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Resource Spotlight: OAR Sibling Initiative

The Sibling Leadership Network’s resource page features a collection of tools, information and helpful articles from diverse organizations and voices in the sibling community. This week, we would like to highlight Organization for Autism Research’s (OAR) Sibling Initiative project which produced three workbooks and booklets for parents, siblings, and self-advocates. These resources were written by…
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Bystander Intervention to Support the Disability Community

Date & Time: August 8, 2023, 5 pm to 6.15 pm EST In partnership with Right to Be, this 75-minute, interactive training will teach you Right To Be’s 5Ds of Bystander Intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that people with disabilities or those perceived to be with disabilities are facing…
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New COVID-19 Resources by ASAN

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) published a new fact sheet, “What You Need to Know About COVID-19 and Long Covid.” It is available in English and in Spanish.  Links to this fact sheet as well as other helpful guides are available on SLN’s COVID-19 Resource Center.  
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