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Siblings of individuals with disabilities are a unique group in disability-related careers. This group of professionals has been minimally explored in research. The researcher utilized qualitative methodology to explore perceptions of siblings with respect to their career and familial experiences in the disability field. Findings indicated that siblings entered the field for various reasons. Siblings shared positive and negative experiences from the disability field from both family life and career involvement. Siblings also provided information about the impact of their career on the role as a sibling. Finally, discussion and implications for practice and research are included.

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Tareka and Toron Brown are the parents of two vibrant little girls. Kelsey, their older child, who is in the second grade, is very popular among the neighborhood children and is constantly asking her parents if she can invite her classmates over for play dates. On the other hand, Meesha, who has social delays and is in her final year of preschool, is quite the opposite. Meesha enjoys playing alone outside in their yard and tends to move away if other neighborhood children come around. Although she stays at a distance, Tareka and Toron have noticed Meesha's interest in the other children's actions and activities. After sharing their concerns with Meesha's preschool teacher, Ms. Debra, they learned that Ms. Debra reported similar behaviors. However, Ms. Debra has been effective at merging Meesha's play into her classmates' play. Meesha's parents and Ms. Debra plan a meeting and brainstorming session to share the techniques that have been effective at preschool and to think about how these techniques might work in the home setting during planned play dates.