Independent Living Center Resources
Making the right choice on where to live can be a challenge. This visual resource will help you and your consider and decide on what the most important aspects of living independently are so that you can make the best decision!
"Need help finding a personal care attendant? Looking for advice or support from someone with the same disability as you? Want to find an accessible form of recreation? All this and much more is available at your local independent living center."
"We offer a wide range of services so people with disabilities can achieve their goals. Classes, workshops, home modification options, assistive technology and more. Our dedicated staff help foster empowerment, inclusion, and independence."
"The ILCW also adheres to the “independent living philosophy” which is a set of values, principles and beliefs related to people with disabilities and their rights to live independently in the communities of their choice.
The independent living philosophy incorporates the following principles: People with disabilities must have choice over acceptable options for living independently in the communities of their choice.
Acceptable options include accessible and affordable housing, accessible and adequate transportation, access to public participation in community life (architectural, physical, communication, social), and adequate support services to enable an individual to do or accomplish what non-disabled people do or accomplish."