10/15/2008 Announcement from the SLN: Sibling Leadership Network White Papers Now Available Online!

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Forwarded on behalf of Don Meyer and the Sibling Leadership Network:

Since last year’s meeting in DC, members of the Sibling Leadership Network have been hard at work on position papers addressing Research, Policy and Advocacy, and Services and Supports. Please download and read the final drafts of the White Papers by visiting this link: http://www.siblingsupport.org/sln-white-paper-final-draft.pdf or by visiting the Sibling Support Project’s homepage at http://www.siblingsupport.orgWe'll discuss these White Papers during November's historic Sibling Leadership Network meeting in Columbus. You can download the conference brochure at: http://www.siblingsupport.org/about/2008-sln-brochure.pdf or by visiting the Sibling Support Project’s homepage at http://www.siblingsupport.org We hope to see you in Columbus!The SLN Meeting in Columbus will be hosted by the Nisonger Center at The Ohio State University; Rehabilitation Research and Training Center of Lifespan Health and Function and I/DD; The Sibling Support Project; and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.DonPS—Please forward this to others interested in sibling issues!Don MeyerDirector, Sibling Support ProjectA Kindering Center program6512 23rd Ave NW, #213Seattle, WA 98117 206-297-6368; Fax: 206-297-1473donmeyer@...Sibling Support Project website: http://www.siblingsupport.org Sibling Support Project online training calendar: http://plus.calendars.net/sibshop Our brothers, Our sisters, Ourselves --- ---

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 15:39

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ICI - Institute for Community Inclusion - promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities

"Where's Molly?" Jeff Daly asked his parents one gray spring afternoon in 1957. The six-year-old Jeff stood staring at the empty chair where his little sister usually sat. After a brief silence, Jeff's father answered, "Molly's not here anymore, but she's fine. It's nothing for you to worry about. Forget it and eat your supper." Over the next several months, when Jeff persisted in asking, "Where's Molly?" he was sent to his room. "She lives somewhere else now and she's happy," his mother firmly told him. "You're not to talk about this anymore." Jeff eventually stopped asking about Molly, but deep down never forgot her.

Where's Molly?

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