This March, the Family Support Research & Training Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Easter Seals are joining together to support a national research initiative Family Support: Tell Us What We Need to Know. From March 9 to March 30, 2015, a national dialogue will be available for family caregivers, individuals with…

Need some financial assistance to get to the National Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) Conference? Here are a few ideas: Try a Rideshare/Roomshare: Connect with people on Sibnet’s YahooGroup, Facebook Group, the SLN’s Facebook group, or your state’s SLN Chapter (click here to see if your state has an SLN chapter) to see if anyone from…

To increase awareness of the contributions of people with developmental disabilities during the month of March, the SLN’s partner AUCD wants to hear from individuals with developmental disabilities! Through March 23, they want people with developmental disabilities to submit short videos answering this question: “What issues or experiences do you feel comfortable sharing about you…

Register now for the 2015 NATIONAL SIBLING LEADERSHIP NETWORK CONFERENCE May 30-31, 2015 (Conference starts at 12 noon on Saturday and ends at 12 noon on Sunday) GALT HOUSE HOTEL LOUISVILLE, KY Join us for an opportunity to connect with other siblings of people with disabilities and those who care about siblings. We are excited to again partner with…

In honor of National Siblings Day, the Sibling Support Project and the Sibling Leadership Network present a weeklong Facebook discussion of:    The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults with Disabilities    Joining us will be the book’s editors and authors, including Don Meyer, Emily Holl, Rachel Simon, Kitty Porterfield, Meghan Burke, Angela Martin, Barb Sapharas, Katie Arnold, Tamar Heller,…