Too Many Losses

August 13, 2020

SLN Illinois Chapter Representative, Nora Fox Handler tells Impact her moving story of loss and how it empowers her work to improve grief resources and encourage other sibs to plan for the future. Thank you for sharing Nora! Read Too Many Losses. Nora and brother Patrick. Nora and brother Michael. Find more on our Siblings…

Essential Future Planning Resources

June 24, 2020

Do you and your family have a solid future plan yet? Below are some valuable resources to start that process! Not sure if you need a future plan yet? Here is an explanation on what future planning is and why it is so important for our siblings. Charting the LifeCourse The Arc and the Center…

Webinar on June 21 – Future Planning for People with Dual Diagnoses of I/DD and Mental Health Needs: Strategies and Challenges

June 8, 2016

Future Planning for People with Dual Diagnoses of I/DD and Mental Health Needs: Strategies and Challenges June 21, 2016 2:00 – 3:00pm EST “Creating a future plan – a guide for a person to lead a good life as independently as possible – is important for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Please…

Tips for Future Planning for Siblings in English and Spanish

June 1, 2016

The Arc of the United States’ Center for Future Planning developed a tip sheet for siblings of people with disabilities. Recently, the tip sheet was also released in Spanish. Use these tips to begin the conversation with your family about planning for the future of your sibling. Tips for Siblings: Getting the Future Planning Conversation…

Future Planning: I’m a Sibling – Where Do I Start?

August 3, 2015

You might be thinking – how do I help my brother or sister with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) plan for the future? Where do we start? Developing a future plan can be challenging for many families. It is important that families have honest conversations about what is involved in supporting the family member…

Upcoming SibTips Webinar: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Future Planning

July 31, 2015

The Arc will be hosting a SibTips Webinar on Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Future Planning August 11, 2015 2:00-3:00 pm EST Presenters: Cynthia R. Haddad Alex Nadworny To learn more about the webinar and to register, click here: SibTips Webinar – Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Future Planning

WI: The Future Is Now from the Fox Valley Sibling Support Network

January 12, 2012

From our friends in the Fox Valley Sibling Support Network…If you are in the area, I’d definitely check it out. If you are not, but are interested in the program, contact the folks at the Fox Valley Network to find out more about this series… -John “Planning for the future is an important task for…

Cowboy Song

May 2, 2011

Westerns have helped America define itself—stories of men and violence set along an imagined frontier. But what relationship can they have to Bill, 62, and his profoundly brain damaged brother Mike, 48, in the modern San Francisco Bay Area? In 2000, filmmaker Marie Regan begins filming her father, Bill, as he takes over responsibility for…

Too Many Losses

Essential Future Planning Resources

Webinar on June 21 – Future Planning for People with Dual Diagnoses of I/DD and Mental Health Needs: Strategies and Challenges

Tips for Future Planning for Siblings in English and Spanish

Future Planning: I’m a Sibling – Where Do I Start?

Upcoming SibTips Webinar: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Future Planning

WI: The Future Is Now from the Fox Valley Sibling Support Network

Cowboy Song

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