Supporting Siblings is a Family Affair: Thoughts From an Insider to Help Guide the Conversation for Best Outcome

December 18, 2021

Check out this article in Autism Spectrum New’s sibling issue! Supporting Siblings is a Family Affair: Thoughts From an Insider to Help Guide the Conversation for Best Outcome Suzanne with her father and brother John “While parents concern themselves with the negative impact, it is also true that siblings of individuals with disabilities experience positive…

Future Financial Planning for People With Disabilities: A National Study on What’s Working and What’s Not

December 8, 2021

Check out this online event from the Arc. Future Financial Planning for People With Disabilities: A National Study on What’s Working and What’s Not Tuesday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET “For many people with disabilities and their families, future financial planning is overwhelming and unnecessarily challenging. They sometimes struggle to navigate complex and siloed…

SLN Members Webinar Series #2: Sibling Support and Future Planning

December 1, 2021

SLN Members Webinar Series #2 Sibling Support and Future Planning By SLN Executive Director, Katie Arnold November 27th, 2021 This webinar, presented by Sibling Leadership Network Executive Director, Katie Arnold, shares highlights of the sibling role in future planning. It includes ways to start the difficult dialogue of planning for the future in families. It…

Know the Difference between Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

November 4, 2021

Check out this informative new video from the Arc of the United States! Do you know the difference between special needs trusts and ABLE accounts? Learn more about which option might be right for your family’s financial planning in our new video. Also available in Spanish

New Videos on Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

October 1, 2021

Check out these great new videos from the Arc’s Center for Future Planning! An Overview of Special Needs Trusts An Overview of ABLE Accounts Estos videos también están disponibles en Español! “Everyone must plan for how they will pay for the things they want and need in life. It’s especially important for people with disabilities…

NCAPPS Webinar: Person-Centered Supports in Popular Culture

August 17, 2021

Upcoming webinar from NCAPPS: Person-Centered Supports in Popular Culture Aug 18, 2021 01:00 PM in Eastern Time “The stories we tell ourselves in popular culture reflect and, in turn, shape the world in which we live. Our classical and contemporary shared stories influence our perceptions of everything, including the support systems used and sometimes created…

New Resources from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

August 4, 2021

Check out these great new future planning and caregiving resources from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau! Considering a financial caregiver? Know your options is a new tool to help you decide whether you or your loved one need an informal caregiver, who helps manage money on an as-needed basis, or a formal caregiver, established by a…

Did You Miss the Conference? Access the Archives by Becoming a Member Today

August 2, 2021

Did you miss our 2021 Conference? No problem! You can access archived videos, presentations, documents and more from the conference by becoming a member of the SLN! Membership is $30, lasts for 2 years and includes the following: Access to 3 Self-Paced Mindfulness Modules Quarterly Webinars hosted by the SLN, free of charge. These webinars…

SLN Podcast Episode 3: Future Planning with Liz Mahar, Director of Family & Sibling Initiatives for the The Arc of the United States

July 7, 2021

EPISODE 3 IS OUT NOW! This episode we sit down with Liz Mahar, the Director of Family & Sibling Initiatives for the The Arc of the United States and talk about Future Planning from a siblings perspective. Some resources we discuss are: Future planning resources on siblingleadership.org The Arc Center for Future Planning The Arc’s…

Webinar Alert: Let’s start a conversation about money: An introduction to financial wellness and disability

June 29, 2021

Check out this upcoming webinar from the University of Illinois Chicago, in their IDHD Webinar Series. Let’s start a conversation about money: An introduction to financial wellness and disability, for students with disabilities What does it mean for students with disabilities to achieve financial wellness? For students with disabilities, hidden/extra costs, benefits, and other factors…

Supporting Siblings is a Family Affair: Thoughts From an Insider to Help Guide the Conversation for Best Outcome

Future Financial Planning for People With Disabilities: A National Study on What’s Working and What’s Not

SLN Members Webinar Series #2: Sibling Support and Future Planning

Know the Difference between Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

New Videos on Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

NCAPPS Webinar: Person-Centered Supports in Popular Culture

New Resources from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Did You Miss the Conference? Access the Archives by Becoming a Member Today

SLN Podcast Episode 3: Future Planning with Liz Mahar, Director of Family & Sibling Initiatives for the The Arc of the United States

Webinar Alert: Let’s start a conversation about money: An introduction to financial wellness and disability

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