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Disability Mentoring Day
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The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has coordinated Disability Mentoring Day (DMD), a nation-wide initiative to promote disability employment, on the third Wednesday of October since 1999. According…
Online Focus Groups on October 29 for Siblings of People with Disabilities in Pennsylvania
“Online Focus Groups on Oct. 29Â for Siblings of People with Disabilities in Pennsylvania conducted by the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University! Be a part of a Focus Group to…
Tuesdays with Liz Interview with Sibling and Former Senator Tom Harkin
In a recent episode of Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All, host Liz Weintraub interviewed Former Senator of Iowa, Tom Harkin, about both his life experiences and his work…
Scholarship Opportunity for Siblings
People who have siblings with autism are invited to apply for a scholarship sponsored by the law firm of Knapp & Roberts. To qualify, you must be graduating high school…
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
This October marks 70 years of honoring National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), “the purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to…
Tuesdays with Liz Interview with Sibling Alison Barkoff
Liz Weintraub, host of Tuesdays with Liz, recently interviewed Alison Barkoff, who is the Director of Advocacy for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law about the Olmstead decision. During the…
Research – Call for Participants for Study of Siblings of People with Intellectual Disabilities
“My name is Karli Wilson, and I am currently a student at Baldwin Wallace University. I am conducting a study for my Psychology thesis on the relationship between sibling experience and life aspects of individuals…
Include People with Disabilities on National Voter Registration Day
September 22nd was National Voter Registration Day. According to the National Council on Independent Living, this day “is important for the disability community because in 2008 there were an estimated…
“Eli Comes to America” – a News Feature on Parents and Siblings with Disabilities
Kara, Adam, Hannah, and Eli Ayers’s story is a unique one worth sharing. Kara and Adam, who both have a type of dwarfism called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) chose to have children,…
“Lizzie” – A Sibling Story
Having a sibling with a disability can have an incredibly strong impact on a person’s life. Elena Delle Donne’s story of her relationship with her sister, Lizzie, is a beautiful…