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Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Upcoming Sibling Events! Don't Miss Out! We are still looking for people to attend our upcoming events.  Please share with your networks.   We are targeting siblings of people with disabilities and their brothers and sisters with disabilities.  We would also love to have sib-in-laws attend as well.  Parents and other family members are also welcome.  More information is below and at this link: http://siblingleadership.org/get-involved/events/sibling-training-about-disability-policy/ Best, Katie Arnold _______________________ Katie Arnold, MS Director of Community Education Institute on Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd, Rm#718 Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 996-1002 (312) 413-0453 TTY Sibling Training about Disability Policy The University of Illinois at Chicago is offering free training for siblings and their brothers and sisters with disabilities. People who participate in this training will:  • increase knowledge of disability policy  • share ideas on long term services and supports   • identify strategies to be agents of change   • receive a toolkit of strategies for civic engagement    Two trainings will be held on upcoming Saturdays, so come to the one that works best for you:  March 1st from 9:30am to 2:30pm at The University of Illinois at Chicago (1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL) March 15th from 9:30am to 2:30pm at The Autism Program of Illinois (5520 South Sixth Street Road, Springfield, IL)   Participants will learn about:  •        Disability policy •        Advocacy strategies •        How to effectively share your story and create change   The training is FREE. Lunch will be provided.     To register for the either training, please contact Katie Arnold at: kkeiling@uic.edu or 312-996-1002   In addition, UIC is conducting research right before this training to gain your perspective on long term services and supports.  This will include a focus group discussion that will last up to 1 ½ hours. Your participation will provide important feedback that can potentially help guide, expand, and strengthen disability policy.  Your participation is voluntary and your responses will be kept confidential.  Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Adult Sibling Lunch Well maybe its still going to be winter but I can hope for warmer weather then -2.  Please join us for our first sibling gathering of the year at Potters Place 29 W Jefferson St, Naperville, Illinois 60540) in beautiful downtown Naperville. To register you must RSVP to Tara at tarasibsnet@gmail.com by Feb 27th. Looking forward to seeing you all there!! Tara Conley   Celebrate Differences Sibshops When: Sat, March 22, 10am – 12pm.... lunch served at noon Where: 5375 US RT 34 Ste 4 Oswego Il 60543  Description: Sibshops are lively, engaging celebrations of the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of kids with special needs. Sibshops acknowledge that being the brother or sister of a person with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for many, somewhere in-between. Sibshops are a spirited mix of fun games, new friends, and discussion activities.  For: 8-12 Lunch included. Fee is $5.00 per child. Limit is 10. Be sure to register early. Register by: 630-885-3006 info@celebratedifferences.org   Arc of IL Conference-with sibling speakers Where: Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL, United States When: April 23 and 24th Come check out the sibling speakers as well as enjoy 2 days of great information for those here in IL. Check out the Arc of IL website for more info. www.thearcofil.org  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2014 Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, Sibsnetwork.org. Our mailing address is: Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters 3800 N Lake Shore Drive #3E Chicago, IL 60613 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences