SC ADULT SIBLING LEADERSHIP NETWORK

The SibNet Listserv

The SibNet is a listserv for adult siblings. It provides siblings the opportunity to share information with other siblings who have brothers and /or sisters with special needs. It is an excellent tool for discussing ideas, expressing concerns and sharing experiences with others. Through SibNet siblings can share information with siblings around the world.

SibN is sponsored by the Sibling Support Project. To learn more about SibNet and/or to join the listserv go to

http://www.siblingsupport.org/connect/the-sibnet-listserv

Fact Sheets

Fact sheet links on the following information have been added to our website:

· Conservatorship

· Disabled Adult Child Benefits

· Guardianship

· Letter of Intent

· Medical Estate Recovery

· Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers in SC

· Medicaid Income Trust

· Medicaid versus Medicare

· SC Adult Health Care Consent Act

· Special Needs Trust

· SSI and Determining Fair Share of Living Expenses

· SSI versus SSDI

To access the links to the information, go to our website at:

www.scadultsiblingnetwork.org

Message From Susan DuRant, SIBL Network Project Coordinator

We continue to make every effort to get information out about the SIBL Network to the people who are most likely to need it. We welcome your ideas as to what methods of distribution of materials might work best. We are also seeking your input as to what information you might need that we have not made available yet.

If you have a story that you are willing to share regarding your personal responsibilities for, relationships with, or challenges in accessing information and services for your sibling, please let us know. We believe that sharing your stories will benefit others.

Highlights of the Quarter

Information links and our power point presentations were added to our website.

· Information on the SibL Network was shared at the SC Foster Parent Association, SC PTA Conference, Aiken Co DSS, with the Education Advisory Counsel, etc.

· We attended and shared information at the Life with Brain Injury Statewide Conference.

· We have had over 1180 hits on our SC Adult Sibling Leadership Network website.

· We currently have 79 fans on Facebook.

2012 ASib Leadership Network Conference

We are excited to announce the dates of our next SC Adult Sibling Leadership Network Conference. The dates will be March 23 and March 24, 2012. We will be partnering with the Family Connection SC conference which will offer a special sibling track with topics of interest for adult siblings with brothers and/or sisters with disabilities. Follow us on our website or on Facebook to get updated information on the conference speakers and topics. Mark your calendars and plan to attend.