January 2025 Policy & Advocacy Updates

January 29, 2025

Policy Update – January 2025 From the Policy and Advocacy team at the Sibling Leadership Network, happiest of New Years to our devoted members and supporters. We are looking forward to another year of system’s change and advocacy alongside our siblings across the United States and beyond. A few updates from the lame duck session…

Siblings of People with Disabilities Find Connections Through Sibshops

February 27, 2023

Sibshops started in Seattle more than 40 years ago. Learn how they have positively impacted siblings of people with disabilities in this KUOW article featuring our partner organization, The Sibling Support Project. Read the article here

Siblings in the Spotlight at Sundance Film Festival

February 14, 2023

Liz Sargent, sibling writer, and director, shines a spotlight on Sibling Leadership Network in an interview with the New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) at the Sundance Festival. “NYWIFT Sargent is a Korean-American adoptee whose award-winning work explores themes of adoption, disability, and family. As a writer-director, she incorporates her background as a…

Thank you to SLN’s Founding Executive Director

December 29, 2022

Please join us in thanking Katie Arnold for 10 years of dedicated leadership as the founding Executive Director of the Sibling Leadership Network (SLN). Having recently completed her Doctorate in Disability Studies, Katie will transition from SLN at the end of the year to focus on research related to people with disabilities and their families at…

Sibling Advocate Diana Pastora Carson

December 29, 2021

Check out the incredible story of sibling advocate Diana Pastora Carson and the many initiatives she has been a part of to implement change. Diana’s brother, Joaquin, spent 15 years of his life in an institution. After a 3-year struggle to free her brother, she is advocating for policy & systems change. Check out her…

Teaching the Importance of Giving Back

August 31, 2021

The Fisher Family Edith and Erik recognize the importance of giving and they are passing this value down to their children. What started as an annual backyard BBQ in 2014 to bring together family and friends became an annual fundraiser back in 2017 as a way to raise money and contribute to a charity important to them. It…

‘Frances made this happen!’ Jo Whiley on how her sister saved lives in the pandemic

July 15, 2021

Check out this sibling story in the Guardian. “The DJ was offered a vaccine before her learning disabled sister, who caught the disease. She discusses Frances’s illness, the campaign to change the priority list and the return of Glastonbury” ‘Frances made this happen!’ Jo Whiley on how her sister saved lives in the pandemic ‘People…

Autism Through a Different Lens: A Sibling’s Perspective

May 28, 2021

Mother, Amy Kelly, learns about the sibling perspective from her son in Autism Through a Different Lens: A Sibling’s Perspective on Autism Spectrum News. “As a mother, and as a professional in the behavioral healthcare field, this essay reminded me that siblings experience the same feelings and issues that caregivers and parents experience.” Danny with…

Supporting Siblings of Children with Disabilities

May 17, 2021

The Illinois Early Learning Project recently published this great article about sibling inclusion and it highlights one of our board members, Nikki Donnelly! Check out Supporting Siblings of Children with Disabilities HERE. Find more on our Resources for Young Sibs page.

Happy National Siblings Day 2021!

April 10, 2021

Happy National Siblings Day! On April 10th we join the Sibling Leadership Network to celebrate and support the important and unique role that siblings of individuals with disabilities have! National Siblings Day is also a day designated to celebrate the sibling relationship and reflect on the experience of having brothers and sisters in our lives. Brothers and sisters…

January 2025 Policy & Advocacy Updates

Siblings of People with Disabilities Find Connections Through Sibshops

Siblings in the Spotlight at Sundance Film Festival

Thank you to SLN’s Founding Executive Director

Sibling Advocate Diana Pastora Carson

Teaching the Importance of Giving Back

‘Frances made this happen!’ Jo Whiley on how her sister saved lives in the pandemic

Autism Through a Different Lens: A Sibling’s Perspective

Supporting Siblings of Children with Disabilities

Happy National Siblings Day 2021!

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