SLN News
Within the these pages you will find information about events, resources, news, advocacy, safety, caregiving, and other related information.
Game of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Shows Cousins Can Be Advocates Too
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Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the show Game of Thrones, has a cousin named Laurent who has Down syndrome. After growing up together, they are as close as siblings,…
White House Conference on Aging Highlights Issues Facing Families
The White House Conference on Aging – held every 10 years – will take place on July 13 in Washington, DC. What does that have to do with siblings? Many…
Meet Emily Ladau – the New Communications Consultant for the Sibling Leadership Network
The Sibling Leadership Network is proud to announce the newest member of the team, Emily Ladau. Emily is a writer and passionate disability rights advocate whose career began at the…
Fifth National SLN Conference A Success
The SLN’s fifth national conference, held May 30-31 in Louisville, KY, was a huge success! We welcomed 110 attendees from 24 states,  as well as Ireland, Israel, and Taiwan.  Participants spent the weekend…
NPR Article on Acceptance Between Siblings
Michelle Kreifels has an intellectual disability. Her brother, Patrick, is gay. At first, Michelle did not accept this. But together, they have grown to love, accept, and embrace one another…
Upcoming Webinar: Changing Nature of Family Caregiving: New Research and Policy Implications
The National Council on Aging will be hosting a webinar on the Changing Nature of Family Caregiving: New Research and Policy Implications. June 30, 2015 2:00-3:30 EST “This webinar will…
SLN’s Ohio SIBS Chapter Hires New Executive Director
Ohio Special Initiatives by Brothers and Sisters (Ohio SIBS) has recently announced that Roberta “Bobbi” Montenegro has joined the organization as their new executive director. Bobbi began her service with…
Upcoming Webinar: Supported Decision-Making and the ABLE Act, “Achieving Better Life Experience”
The National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making will be hosting Part III of their webinar series: The Next Generation of Freedom and Self-Determination: Moving Support Decision-Making from Theory to Practice.…
Upcoming Webinar: Future Planning Stories from Self-Advocates: Successes, Challenges, and How to Make Your Voice Heard
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 2:00 pm―3:00 pm Eastern Join us for The Arc’s Center for Future Planning webinar to hear self-advocates Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone, Nicole LeBlanc, and Amy Goodman speak…
Research Opportunity: Siblings’ Attitudes Towards Disability
Here is an opportunity to participate in a research study on siblings’ attitudes towards disability: In order to learn more about siblings’ views of and attitudes towards disability we are…