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When One Sibling Is Developmentally Disabled

From NPR- “I’ve almost made peace with the fact that we aren’t hauling our kids down to my parents in Florida for Thanksgiving. Actually, it’s my sister Cecily I feel bad about. She’s the one I don’t keep in touch with enough. She’s 39, and ā€” deep breath ā€” “developmentally disabled and legally blind.” Those…
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Siblings on the Frontlines for People With Disabilities

By Cheryl Wills Huffington Post My brother Clarence has autism. He is 41, I am 43. Many years before the influential National Alliance on Mental Illness formed in 1979, and before Mental Health America launched its powerful online community this summer, it was left to sisters and brothers of those with disabilities to put up…
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NY Times Article: My Brotherā€™s Keeper (Assembly Required)

TEN years ago my mother died in my arms, propped up on plush, monogrammed Laura Ashley pillows with Frank Sinatra singing ā€œMy Wayā€ through Sony Walkman earphones strapped to her head. The Walkman didnā€™t fit the dĆ©cor, and neither did I. My mother and I were not close, and it was somewhat ironic that, of…
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News 12 Coverage of the International Sibling Conference

Check it out! News Coverage from the conference last weekend… News 12: International Siblings Conference, Greenwich, CT, August 7th, 2010. Reported By Frank Recchia. Some people have had problems with the sound on the YouTube clip. Try this one if you have problems with the YouTube clip. International Sibling Conference: Channel 12 News Coverage from…
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The Sibling “Gift”

Kids who have siblings with chronic illnesses or disabilities often find themselves caught outside the bubble of the familyā€™s world, their lives constantly interrupted by medical emergencies that trump regular-kid cares like birthday parties and soccer games. But as WPLNā€™s Kim Green found out, learning at an early age to put another personā€™s needs first…
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Life Goes On Actor Recounts Support of Siblings

Chris Burke feels fortunate that while growing up, his family, including his three siblings, included him in every facet of their lives. Burke, 44, an actor with Down syndrome who is perhaps best known for his role as Charles “Corky” Thatcher on the ABC television series “Life Goes On,” spoke to more than 100 people…
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L A TIMES/Op-Ed:Maria Shriver :The ‘R-word’ is no joke

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-shriver22-2008aug22,0,4571473.story?track=ntothtml OpinionThe 'R-word' is no jokeBy Maria ShriverAugust 22, 2008 This has been a year filled with teachable political moments. Racism,sexism, ageism and "change" have been debated at kitchen tables and watercoolers across America. But this last week, those gathered around my kitchentable have been consumed with another discussion, one that is not Democraticor Republican…
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Front Page Article in the Chicago Tribune

FYI- On aging family caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities… http://tinyurl.com/2cgce6 — -John ************************************************************ John Kramer, M.A. Supporting Siblings in Future Planning Project Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities University of Illinois at Chicago 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60608 jkrame3@uic.edu O- (312)996-7988 http://sibleadership.blogspot.com/ http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/SCresource.html “So once you do know…
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