What is a Center for Independent Living?
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are community-based, cross-disability, non-profit organizations that are designed and operated by people with disabilities. CILs are unique in that they operate according to a strict philosophy of consumer control, wherein people with all types of disabilities directly govern and staff the organization. Centers for Independent Living Provide.
Information and Referral
Peer Support
Life Skill Classes
Computer Training
Transition
America is home to:
403 Centers for Independent Living (CILs)
330 branch offices
56 Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs)