SLN News
Within the these pages you will find information about events, resources, news, advocacy, safety, caregiving, and other related information.
The R-word Documentary film
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Amanda Lukoff is a sibling working on The R-Word Documentary, a film about how the power of words, and the love between siblings, can inspire a movement. She is in…
Reason #8 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference
There are 8 more weeks until the National SLN Conference on May 30-31 in Louisville, KY. The Conference includes Keynote Speaker Andrew McQuaide who is a sibling. Â Andrew works for…
Sibling Survival Guide Book Club Kicks Off Today!
Be sure to join us this week for a national book club discussion via Facebook of The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults with Disabilities.…
Disability Policy Seminar is coming up soon!
During this crucial election season we need YOU in Washington, D.C. to help us build bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for high-priority disability issues. When you attend the Disability Policy Seminar, we’ll…
National Siblings Day is April 10!
The SLN is celebrating National Siblings Day this year by co-sponsoring a nationwide Facebook book club discussion of The Sibling Survival Guide. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to get…
Reason #9 to Attend the 2015 SLN Conference
There are 9 more weeks until the National SLN Conference on May 30–31 in Louisville, KY. We are excited that Kentucky’s own Tori McClure is a featured speaker at the…
Virginia is for Siblings!
Virginia is for Siblings! is a newly formed Virginia sibling chapter of the national Sibling Leadership Network (SLN). It is the 19th sibling chapter of the SLN and began officially…
SLN’s Sibling Advocacy Toolkit!
The Sibling Leadership Network has developed a Sibling Advocacy Toolkit to help siblings of individuals with disabilities get involved in policy advocacy. This toolkit is designed to demonstrate how advocacy consists…
Understanding the new Home and Community-Based Services Rules
This new Issue Brief from the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination and the Ruderman Family Foundation places the new rule in historical context of the evolution of home and community-based…
Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy For All
From AUCD’s Liz Weintraub: Have you ever felt like you didn’t understand what’s going on with disability policy, but wanted to understand so you could advocate for yourself and others?…