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SLN PODCAST #30: Sexuality and Sib Support

A new SLN podcast is out now! This month, Certified Sexuality Educator, Terri Couwenhoven, discusses barriers for our siblings with disabilities getting sex education and gives us some great resources and advice to help us support our siblings who are seeking romance. Access the transcript of this episode here. Acceda a la transcripción en español.…
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SLN PODCAST #29: Plain Language

Check out our newest podcast out now! This month, we speak with the Director of Advocacy for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Zoe Gross, all about plain language; what it is, why it’s important and where and how to ask for it. Access the transcript of this episode here. Acceda a la transcripción en español. Get…
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SLN PODCAST #28: Sexual Assault and Sibs

Check out our newest podcast out now! This month, Founder of the Natalie Project, Julie Neward, shares her story, discusses statistics and causes of sexual assault in the disability community and tells us about how we can advocate for change with our siblings. PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is about sexual assault and may contain content that…
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Resource Spotlight: A Curriculum for Self Advocates

From Autism NOW, the National Autism Resource and Information Center, and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, this week’s featured resource is the Self-Advocacy Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to help individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities learn more about the self-advocacy movement, celebrate neurodiversity, cultivate local self-advocacy groups, and ultimately, become and remain empowered…
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SLN PODCAST #26: Policy & Advocacy for Sibs

Check out our newest podcast, all about policy & advocacy! This month, we speak with the SLN’s Co-Chairs of Policy and Advocacy, Tiffany Banks and Nina Bihani.  We discuss why advocacy is so important for sibs, the many ways sibs can get involved in policy & advocacy, the challenges siblings face in policymaking and current…
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MARCH IS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH

Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), and its partners work together to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community…
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2023 Spread the Word to End the Word

Founded by two youth leaders in 2009, the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign focused its first 10 years on addressing a particularly powerful form of exclusion: the word ‘retard(ed)’. Over 10 years, leaders and self-advocates collected millions of digital and physical pledges to end the R-word. The 2023 day of awareness is…
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SLN PODCAST #16: The Sibling Vision; Past, Present & Future

OUR NEWEST PODCAST IS OUT TODAY! In lieu of the SLN’s 15th Anniversary Celebration in October 2022, this month, we are joined by our Executive Director, Katie Arnold to talk about the history of the sibling movement, our current struggles and SLN’s vision for siblings in the future. Transcript of this episode The future of…
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Registration now open: Disability Policy Seminar

The SLN is happy to announce that we are once again a promotional partner for this year’s Disability Policy Seminar! The Disability Policy Seminar is a 3-day seminar for advocates, self-advocates, experts and professionals in the field to come together and learn about key issues that affect them the most. Date: March 28 – 30,…
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Virtual Program Library for People With Disabilities

The Arc’s new Virtual Program Library for People With Disabilities is now live! “Looking for online activities that someone with disabilities in your life can use to keep busy as the weather cools down? We’re excited to share our new Virtual Program Library, a free hub full of on-demand activities that can be done from home by…
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