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Support the Sibling Leadership Network and Celebrate Our Accomplishments on this #GivingTuesday
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Happy holiday season to you and your family! 2017 has been a year filled with accomplishments for the Sibling Leadership Network, and we invite you to read our 2017…
Support Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Through Your Holiday Shopping
Sibling Leadership Network’s Digital Communications Manager, Emily Ladau, recently collaborated with the Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities (CEED) project to develop a 2017 Disability Holiday Gift Guide featuring…
Celebrating Siblings: Sara and Ted’s Story
by Sara Hansen As I consider the holidays and that it means to be a sib, I cannot help but think of how blessed our family is to know and…
Disability Resource Spotlight: Communication Supports Toolkit
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) recently released “Everybody Communicates: Toolkit for Accessing Communication Assessments, Funding, and Accommodations.” In the toolkit, you’ll learn: how to find the communication supports you or a…
Why Andrea Always Picks Up the Phone When Her Brother Calls: A Story of a Sibling Bond
In an article on The Lily, sibling Andrea Platten reflects on her relationship with her brother Joseph, who has Down syndrome. “It is hard, just like any human relationship can be,” she writes.…
Celebrating Siblings: Jacqueline and Jessica’s Story
by Jacqueline Moreno I’m pretty sure I owe the entire trajectory of my life to my sister, Jessica, but I never realized it until a few years ago. Growing up…
Celebrating Siblings: Amy and Emily’s Story
As the holiday season is upon us, we at the Sibling Leadership Network want to take the opportunity to honor and celebrate one of the most important parts of the…
Disability Resource Spotlight – Recorded Webinar from The Arc on Aging and I/DD: Planning for Growing Older
The Arc’s Center for Future Planning recently hosted a webinar during which Dr. Kathie Bishop reviewed the aging process and discuss what successful aging looks like for people with I/DD. She…
During This Season of Giving, Please Support the Sibling Leadership Network!
Dear SLN Members and Sib Supporters: I hope all of you are preparing and planning for a holiday season filled with joy, family fun and memory making. As 2018 comes…
SLN Videos Provide Insight into Family Support and Sibling Perspectives
Please check out these great videos that were supported through the Family Support Resource and Training Center (FSRTC)Â www.fsrtc.ahslabs.uic.edu Family Supports: Voices of People with Disabilities Improving Family Support: Ideas from…