CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

WHAT IS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING? Connecticut’s Centers for Independent Living are single points of access to services for people with disabilities. Centers for Independent Living:

• were codified into law with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
• are charged with promoting empowerment and self-reliance for persons with disabilities;
• are operated and administered by persons with disabilities;
• offer a single point of access to services for all people regardless of the nature or type of disability; and
• offer advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, skills training, and other supportive services for persons with disabilities.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

All persons with disabilities

HOW TO APPLY

• Contact your local Center for Independent Living.
• There are five Centers for Independent Living in Connecticut:

• Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, http://www.drcfc.org/;
• Disabilities Network of Eastern Conn., http://www.dnec.org/;
• Center for Disability Rights, http://www.centerfordisabilityrights-ct.org/;
• Independence Northwest; and
• Independence Unlimited.

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by service name: Centers for Independent Living.

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SOURCE: Conn. Statewide Independent Living Council, http://ctsilc.org/
PREPARED BY: 211/rj
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: March2009