Save the Date- Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters Conference

January 15, 2011

Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 9, 2011 For adult siblings, siblings-in-law, and professionals interested in sibling issues. Check back for more details. For more information, contact Ashley Coulter at: (615) 343-0545 or ashley.coulter@vanderbilt.edu. TABS Flyer

Testimony Submitted to Administration on Developmental Disabilities – John Kramer

January 15, 2011

I am writing as a family member, as a member of the National Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), as a committed professional in the field of disability. I am a brother of two young men, both with developmental disabilities, both of whom have lifelong support needs that will, one day, be my responsibility. The SLN is…

Testimony Submitted to Administration on Developmental Disabilities – Shea Tanis

January 15, 2011

From our very own Shea Tanis- I am here today speaking as both a family member and as a member of the National Sibling Leadership Network. The SLN is an organization of siblings, other family members, educators, and professionals dedicated to the promotion of family support and empowerment for people with disabilities across the lifespan.…

Siblings of People with Disabilities: The Next Generation of Supporters

January 7, 2011

From our very own Katie Arnold (starts pg 2 of the latest American Association on Intellectual and Development Disability Gerontology newsletter)- “The sibling relationship is an enduring bond that has a profound influence throughout a person‘s lifetime. Siblings of people with disabilities are in a position to naturally become the next generation of caregivers when…

Establishing in-person groups for adult sibs

December 2, 2010

From Don Meyer, Sibling Support Project and SLN extraordinaire… Dear friends, I often get emails from adult siblings who are searching for groups where they might meet other adult sibs and share information, war stories, and maybe a few laughs. As there are very few of these programs to be found anywhere it would be…

Administration on Developmental Disabilities: Envisioning the Future

September 23, 2010

From Sharon Lewis, newly appointed Commissioner, “As the recently appointed Commissioner for the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, public outreach and strategic planning are critically important items on my agenda. There are so many complex issues affecting people with disabilities across the country – implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the new economic reality of states,…

SLN Conference Materials

December 8, 2007

Good evening everyone- The presentations and materials from the Sibling Leadership Network Conference are available for download at: http://tinyurl.com/yqqw9n Each presentation is available individually or you can download "SLN.complete.pdf" of all the presentations and program. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Have a good weekend,-John Courtesy of the Sibling Leadership Network

ANNOUNCEMENT: SLN Blog

February 13, 2007

Greetings everyone! Thanks to all who joined us for the phone conference today. Our plans for a national sibling event are underway and it is very exciting! We will be forwarding those notes later this week. As we indicated in that phone conference today, we are pleased to announce the creation of the SLN Blog…

SAVE THE DATE- AUCD Meeting ’07

February 13, 2007

The formal announcement has not been made yet, but the Association of University Centers on Excellence in Disabilities annual conference is 11/11-11/14/07. Stay tuned here for further updates. Courtesy of the Sibling Leadership Network

SLN Core Values

February 13, 2007

Hi John and others- I apologize for arriving late today's conference call. John, I visited theblog you started and even posted a note. As SLN members may not have accessto the blog, I want to post this note to the list as well. I did have a comment about the Core Values that we discussed…

Save the Date- Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters Conference

Testimony Submitted to Administration on Developmental Disabilities – John Kramer

Testimony Submitted to Administration on Developmental Disabilities – Shea Tanis

Siblings of People with Disabilities: The Next Generation of Supporters

Establishing in-person groups for adult sibs

Administration on Developmental Disabilities: Envisioning the Future

SLN Conference Materials

ANNOUNCEMENT: SLN Blog

SAVE THE DATE- AUCD Meeting ’07

SLN Core Values

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