SLN News
Within the these pages you will find information about events, resources, news, advocacy, safety, caregiving, and other related information.
Americans with Disabilities Need More Support During Pandemic, Say Advocates
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Siblings of individuals with disabilities understand all too well that Americans with disabilities need more support during this pandemic. Watch this spotlight on this issue on PBS News Hour. See…
Same-Same, But Different: The Similar and Different Experiences of Siblings Across Cultural Identities
Check out this poignant consideration about research and diversity, in Impact, by Executive Director of the DC Developmental Disabilities Council, Alison Whyte. “Much of what we have learned about…
Sibling Strengths and Supported Decision Making: Updates on Sibling Research
Check out this presentation given by SLN Research Co-Chair, Zach Rosetti, Hilary Travers, and SLN Executive Director Katie Arnold. Sibling Strengths and Supported Decision Making: Updates on Sibling Research …
The Short List by Eileen Garvin
Another great piece by SLN member Eileen Garvin, The Short List. “Two months into the pandemic, I’m thinking about what’s most important.” Check out the SLN COVID-19 Resource center.
2020 Census Webinar and Live Session
Two live events are being offered by Department on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago that focus on the importance of individuals with disabilities being counted in…
Anchored in Resilience: A Generational Sibling Story
Lynne Calloway tells Impact her story of her struggles and joys of being a sibling over the course of her life and how it has led to her work with…
MI-SIBS: Person Centered Planning and Charting the LifeCourse Webinar
MI-SIBS: Person Centered Planning and Charting the LifeCourse is a webinar on how person centered planning (PCP) identifies the individual’s strengths, goals, choices, and support needs, as well as their…
Research Study Announcement: Promoting Authentic Friendships between People with and without Disabilities
There’s no better time for thinking about the value of meaningful relationships! If you’re a person with a disability, a parent or sibling of someone with a disability, who cares…
COVID-19 and the Impact on Communities of Color: Our Nation’s Inequities Exposed
A very relevant and powerful archived webinar from Dialogue4Health: COVID-19 and the Impact on Communities of Color: Our Nation’s Inequities Exposed This Web Forum highlights the disproportionate impact the…
An Important Statement from Our Board of Directors
Because disability is an identity that crosses all other identity groups, siblings of people with disabilities are members of many communities. We work with an understanding that people who are…