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Inclusive Policing, Improved Public Safety: A Conversation on Disabilities and Policing
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Check out IDAC’s congressional briefing on policing and disabilities! September 23, 2pm -3pm EDT Link to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcO6urD0pGdJHtsSLqWHS2qZKzdA8CJsx Description: Policing in the U.S. has become a contentious issue in recent…
2021 Healthy Brain Webinar Series for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Check out the fourth webinar in 2021 Healthy Brain Webinar Series for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities! Tailoring, Targeting, and Addressing What Matters: Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who are Living With…
Minnesota Twins Raise $3M to Increase Accessibility to Disability Care
A story of how 2 siblings provided group home accommodations and other services to adults across Minnesota after the loss of their brother. Read Minnesota Twins Raise $3M to Increase…
COVID-19 Materials for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Care Providers
Check out these great resources to help explain the ongoing pandemic with your siblings. “COVID-19 is challenging to explain, live through, and communicate about. The materials on this page were…
America Isn’t Taking Care of Caregivers
Read about the 48 million people who provide unpaid care to their loved ones in the US. and how to help them in Vox. Jeanie Olinger drives with her son…
SLN Podcast #5 Setting Boundaries & Self-Care with Lisa Matthews
This month we sit down and talk about setting boundaries and self-care as a sibling with SLN’s very own Lisa Matthews. Resources mentioned in this episode: Unbreakable Spirit (The Sisterhood…
The Sibling Leadership Network is Awarded the 2021 Community Care Corps Grant
We are honored to announce The Sibling Leadership Network was awarded the 2021 Community Care Corps grant! Community Care Corps is a national program created to support innovative local programs,…
COVID-19 Vaccination among People with Disabilities
Some interesting data from the CDC is now accessible. Take a look. COVID-19 Vaccination among People with Disabilities “The CDC is providing information on COVID-19 vaccination rates among people with…
Happy National Disability Voter Registration Week
Our Vote is Our Power! National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) is September 13-20, 2021. Check out AAPD’s NDVRW page for ideas on how to make this year’s NDVRW count!…
2021 Disability Vote Summit
The National Disability Rights Network and the American Association of People with Disabilities will be hosting the 2021 Disability Vote Summit on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 12:00 – 4:00 PM…