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A Guide to Facilitating Meetups for Adults Who Have a Sibling with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability

Helen Ries | Becky Rossi | AIDE Canada

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This guide provides a recommended process for hosting successful meetups for adults who have siblings with an intellectual or developmental disability. Much of the content has been geared to the needs of facilitators who are new to hosting sibling meetups. In most cases, the meetup facilitators referring to this guide will be siblings themselves.



 

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