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Tag Archives: siblings
It takes a village: Kinship Care Month
Generally speaking, a child with or without disabilities may be raised by one or both parents. However, there may be life circumstances such as the death of one or both parents, or if one or both parents are either financially, … Continue reading
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Tagged #KinshipCareMonth, addiction, addiction and recovery, adoption, advocates, Annie E. Casey Foundation, child welfare agencies, Child Welfare Information Gateway, children and youth, court system, custody, families, familiy support, foster care, foster families, grandparents, kin, kinship care arrangements, Kinship Care Month, mental health disorders, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), nonfamilial relationships, parental rights, parenting abilities, people with or without disabilities, prejudice, siblings, state and local resources, step parents, stigma, substance abuse disorders
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For Families, Caregiving Happens Around the Clock
November is National Family Caregivers Month, recognizing the 43.5 million Americans who provide unpaid care to an adult or child every year. Family caregivers can include parents, siblings, adult children, and other family members who support loved ones with disabilities. … Continue reading
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Tagged caregivers, caregiving, family supports, parents, siblings
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Support and advocacy: The role of siblings of individuals with disabilities
April 10th, 2016 was National Sibling Day. The relationship between siblings can play a very important role in the lives of individuals with disabilities—particularly those with intellectual and developmental disabilities—through support and advocacy. Founded in 2007, the Sibling Leadership Network … Continue reading
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Tagged #nationalsiblingday, advocacy, brother, families with disabilities, family supports, individuals with disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, lifespan, NIDILRR Grantees, parents of children with disabilities, policy, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Family Support, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health, research briefs, self-advocacy, self-determination, Sibling Advocacy Toolkit, Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), siblings, sister, white papers
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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New Additions
We’re chugging along through the final reports in our collection. It also gives us the opportunity to add some historical information to the Program Database of projects funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (our funding agency). … Continue reading
Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 