The R-word Documentary film

April 8, 2015

Amanda Lukoff is a sibling working on The R-Word Documentary, a film about how the power of words, and the love between siblings, can inspire a movement. She is in the process of raising funds in order to make this film a reality. From Amanda’s website: “Growing up with a sibling who has an intellectual…

Reason #8 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference

April 6, 2015

There are 8 more weeks until the National SLN Conference on May 30-31 in Louisville, KY. The Conference includes Keynote Speaker Andrew McQuaide who is a sibling. Andrew works for the State of Rhode Island and administers of the Department’s Employment First policy and the US Department of Justice Interim Settlement Agreement. Andrew facilitates greater…

Sibling Survival Guide Book Club Kicks Off Today!

April 5, 2015

Be sure to join us this week for a national book club discussion via Facebook of The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults with Disabilities. The editors and chapter authors of The Sibling Survival Guide are facilitating a week-long online book club discussion April 5-11th in honor of National Siblings…

Disability Policy Seminar is coming up soon!

April 2, 2015

During this crucial election season we need YOU in Washington, D.C. to help us build bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for high-priority disability issues. When you attend the Disability Policy Seminar, we’ll arm you with all of the information you need to help educate our Members of Congress and their staff on the priorities of the I/DD…

National Siblings Day is April 10!

April 1, 2015

The SLN is celebrating National Siblings Day this year by co-sponsoring a nationwide Facebook book club discussion of The Sibling Survival Guide. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to get insight from the co-editors and chapter authors as well as benefit from a variety of sibling perspectives! The book club will run from Sunday, April…

Reason #9 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference

March 30, 2015

There are 9 more weeks until the National SLN Conference on May 30–31 in Louisville, KY. We are excited that Kentucky’s own Tori McClure is a featured speaker at the conference. Tori McClure has a brother with intellectual disabilities. She is the president of Spalding University, in Louisville, Kentucky. She will share her experience as…

Virginia is for Siblings!

March 27, 2015

Virginia is for Siblings! is a newly formed Virginia sibling chapter of the national Sibling Leadership Network (SLN). It is the 19th sibling chapter of the SLN and began officially meeting in August 2014. Virginia is for Siblings! is a collaborative between the Center for Family Involvement, The Arc of Virginia, Central Virginia Autism Society,…

SLN’s Sibling Advocacy Toolkit!

March 26, 2015

The Sibling Leadership Network has developed a Sibling Advocacy Toolkit to help siblings of individuals with disabilities get involved in policy advocacy. This toolkit is designed to demonstrate how advocacy consists of multiple layers, steps and levels. “Advocacy layers” can work together for the ultimate goal of better lives for people with disabilities and their families.…

Understanding the new Home and Community-Based Services Rules

March 25, 2015

This new Issue Brief from the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination and the Ruderman Family Foundation places the new rule in historical context of the evolution of home and community-based services (HCBS) and offers a vision for how the new rules can improve HCBS. For more information on the rule and to learn where your…

Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy For All

March 24, 2015

From AUCD’s Liz Weintraub: Have you ever felt like you didn’t understand what’s going on with disability policy, but wanted to understand so you could advocate for yourself and others? Well, I felt that way all the time. I wanted to understand so I could advocate for myself and my friends on issues that matter…

The R-word Documentary film

Reason #8 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference

Sibling Survival Guide Book Club Kicks Off Today!

Disability Policy Seminar is coming up soon!

National Siblings Day is April 10!

Reason #9 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference

Virginia is for Siblings!

SLN’s Sibling Advocacy Toolkit!

Understanding the new Home and Community-Based Services Rules

Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy For All

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