It takes a village!
The Sibling Foundation
A nonprofit focused on offering support to individuals who have siblings with special needs.
✓ Advocacy
✓Community
✓ resources
Mission Statement:
Meeting the social, emotional, and material needs of the disabled community & their families.
Values
01
Unity
Enjoying Together
02
Compassion
Enduring Together
03
Support
Giving Together
Disability Facts
16% of the World’s Population is Disabled.
This is over 1 billion people in the world. They are the world’s most significant minority (WHO, 2023).
72% of individuals with IDD live with their families and in 24% of these households, caregivers are over the age of 60.
“While people with disabilities are living longer and family caregivers are aging, siblings often take on a more crucial role as parents become less able to support their adult child” (Forbes, 2025)
The Global Prevalence of Persons with disabilities is increasing substantially.
“This increase is due to demographic and epidemiological changes in the population (such as aging and the global increase in chronic health conditions), and health emergencies (such as disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and conflicts).” (WHO, 2023)
Recent Posts
The History of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Published on March 12, 2025
The Sibling Foundation
Featured Article: Growing up Alongside A Sibling With A Disability: A Phenomenological Examination of Growth and Deficiency in Adulthood.
Published in 2022 by Science Direct
Avidan Milevsk & Orly Singer
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Explained.
Published on March 11, 2025
The Sibling Foundation
Founder’s Notes
“As a big sister, my goal is to provide as much resources and support to my brother as he navigates life with a disability. In creating, The Sibling Foundation, I hope to extend a similar support system to families across the nation and even the world”
Joy Mugaju
Founder of The Sibling Foundation