The Sibling Collaborative

Siblings, this is an important webinar for us to attend. The Canada Disability Benefit could be a game-changer for our siblings and for us too. Many siblings report experiencing or anticipate experiencing financial stress if care or support were to transition away from parents. ... Please attend!

This is a national survey to understand the mental health impacts of COVID19 on Autistic youth and adults, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and family/caregivers. Please complete it if you like and pass it on! (here is an easy link to the survey)... https://edc.camhx.ca/redcap/surveys/index.php?s=8W8W3T84TM See more

Please share widely! Our next virtual sibling meetup on Oct 7, 2020, at 6pm Pacific / 7pm Central / 9pm Eastern... Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../virtual-sibling-meetups...

Family Support Institute BC is hosting a number of valuable online events. Check them out!

This is great to see!

Awesome when organizations include #siblingstories in their newsletters and other materials! Hooray to the Canadian Association of Community Living

Please circulate our RFP for this important and exciting project! ****** Supporting Siblings: A New Path to Financial Security, is a new national initiative that PLAN and The Sibling Collaborative are working closely together on to explore how siblings can contribute to the long-term financial wellbeing of their sisters and brother who have a disability.... We are currently accepting proposals from experienced researchers to collaborate on this a multi-stakeholder initiative. To be considered, please submit your proposals by email to the attention of Rebecca Pauls at PLAN (rpauls(at)plan.ca) by 5:00PM PT on September 24, 2020.

This video is wonderful for many reasons. It is Canadian and most importantly it is a beautiful lifelong and heartwrenching sibling journey . (It is 45 min to view). "When Norm was 14 years old, my parents made arrangements and put him in a foster care situation. Norm was really upset about leaving the home and I was really upset about him leaving. And I remember saying to myself at the age of 6 or 7 ... ...I will get you back someday"

A heartfelt thanks to those of you who joined in the series of virtual meetups held over these past few months. It was an absolute privilege to meet you and have the chance to share our stories, challenges and enormous strengths. Thank you to Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network for making the meetups possible.... We are going to take a break for August and see you again in the fall!

THANK YOU to all the 100+ siblings who agreed to participate in our COVID-19 Survey. A gentle reminder we are closing the survey in a week so please complete the survey via the link you have received as soon as possible!

I had the incredible opportunity to have a conversation with Ben from What on Earth is Going on? on #Disability, the urgent need to bring people on disability benefits out of poverty and the crisis of #caregiving that is upon as unpaid, gendered care moves to the next generation.

Statistics Canada released a questionnaire that focuses on how the pandemic is affecting people who have a long-term condition or disability. Be sure to get our sibling's voices heard!

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy for anyone, including siblings of people with developmental disabilities. The Sibling Collaborative is conducting some research with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to better understand how the pandemic has affected us and our sibling relationships. The results of the study will help us to create some better tools and resources for adult siblings of people with disabilities. ... The research asks you to complete a short, confidential survey about yourself, your sibling, and your needs and feelings now and again in 6 months. To participate, complete this form https://www.research.net/r/COVID19SiblingStudy and we contact you OR email [email protected] or call 416-535-8501 ext 33923 to express interest. Learn more about our research at https://sibcollab.ca/research/ Please share with other siblings. Thank you for participating!

Have you seen this self-help booklet series is for people with intellectual disabilities? They can be used with the support of family members, friends, staff, and health care professionals. https://www.hcarddcovid.com/info

How can the rights of people with disabilities be upheld in a pandemic? COVID-19 has surfaced new and intensified existing inequities facing the disability comm...unity in Canada. Join the Centre for a #webinar with a panel discussion and Q&A exploring these challenges and how #disability rights can be supported through policy response. ASL interpretation and closed captioning will be provided. June 16 | 1:00-2:30pm https://bit.ly/2UdC92U

The Sibling Leadership Network in the US is looking to share sibling stories of the Covid19 pandemic. All languages welcome!

Have you checked out the SIbling Collaborative events page lately? https://sibcollab.ca/events/

How are you and your sibling with a dev. disability being affected by the Covid19 pandemic? Siblings, please join our study! The questionnaire is short and easy. Organizations please share with the siblings you know. ... Learn more about the study https://sibcollab.ca/research/ To participate complete https://www.research.net/r/COVID19SiblingStudy and we contact you OR email [email protected]

How are you and your #sibling with a developmental #disability being affected by the #Covid19 pandemic? Organizations pls share w. siblings. Learn more https://sibcollab.ca/research/... To participate complete https://www.research.net/r/COVID19SiblingStudy and we contact you or email [email protected] #caregiver #caregiving #research #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalhealth

The Covid-19 pandemic has not been easy for anyone, including siblings of people with developmental disabilities. The Sibling Collaborative is conducting some research with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to better understand how the pandemic has affected us and our sibling relationships. We invite you to complete a short, confidential survey about yourself, your sibling, and your needs and feelings. ... If you are willing to participate please contact [email protected] or phone 416-535-8501 ext 33923. Please share this notice!

We are excited to tell you Sibling Collaborative news and stories for May 2020. Please share widely! https://mailchi.mp/sibcollab.ca/newsletter-for-may-2020

Many siblings have been very concerned about the visitation ban in group home or hospital settings. ARCH Disability Law has put out this bulletin about visitation bans in developmental service group homes for Ontario. #COVID19 #NotJustAVisitor