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Society - Disabled - Family Resources
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Family Voices - Advocacy group families from throughout the United States who have children with special health needs. Also includes caregivers, professionals, and friends whose lives have been touched by these children and their families.

Living with Disabilities - A Web guide for families with a disabled member to help them live and learn together. Resources on disabilities, life issues, everyday resources and inspirational stories about people who are "able" disabled.

The Sibling Support Project - A national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.

Family Stress Factors - An article that focuses on stress factors with disabled siblings and siblings of the disabled.

Siblings - An article discussing brothers and sisters of people who have mental retardation, from ARC.

Children with Disabilities: Understanding Sibling Issues - Comprehensive group of articles from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.

Special Sibling Relief - Encourages adult siblings to share their stories and/or adventures of times shared with their special sibling(s.

Soda Pop Online - Christian site for siblings of disabled kids. Includes links, information, chat, message boards, articles, and organizations.

Notes on ADD - A marrage, family, and child counselor lists issues and considerations surrounding children with Attention Deficit Disorder. Article addresses siblings towards the end.

CaF Factsheet: Siblings - Factsheet about brothers and sisters of children who have a severe disability or chronic illness.

Siblings with Disabilities - Discusses the challenges and characteristics of adult siblings of disabled adults.

Living with Impairment - The effects on children of having an autistic sibling

Sibling Support Site - A national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.

Sibling of a Disabled Child - Article from Indian Women Online.

Sib 2 Sib Christian Connection - An email list for Christian siblings who want to connect with other siblings with disabled family members.

Support for Siblings of People with Autism and Asperger Syndrome - Information for siblings of people with autism and Asperger syndrome.

MedSupport FSF Internation: Disability and Estate Planning - Discussion of the process of estate planning for a family member with a disability.

The Oak Experience - Information on special needs planning and accessing government benefits for families of individuals with disabilities.

Planning for Your Child with Special Needs - An overview of future planning.

Estate Planning: NICHCY News Digest 18 - An overview of the process by which families can create specialized wills and trusts to provide for their children in the future. This issue is tailored for those planning for the needs of adult sons and daughters with disabilities.

Future Planning Resources - Links, publications, and advice on special needs planning from The ARC.

Open Letter to My Fellow Parents - Discusses issues involved in special needs planning.

A guide to putting together a special needs plan - How to begin a plan that includes preparing a Letter of Intent, will and Special Needs Trust; establishing financial need; and addressing guardianship and government benefit issues.

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