| Independent Living Centers, as non-profit
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| | someone who faced their challenges and is
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| social service organizations, offer a
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| | succeedingWhat Exactly Do They Do?ILCs
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| wide variety of services and support in
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| | assist individuals with disabilities in
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| accomplishing their primary function of
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| | many different ways. They serve those
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| helping the disabled to transition into
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| | with disabilities by providing individual
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| living as independently as possible.
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| | and systems advocacy services, peer
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| Fundamental to the Independent Living
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| | counseling, housing and employment tips,
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| philosophy is the fact that disabled
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| | referrals to personal care assistants,
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| people are seen foremost as citizens with
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| | and information and training on how to
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| human dignity and rights and only
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| | live independently. Individuals within
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| secondarily are they seen as consumers of
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| | the community that need assistance with
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| social services. Persons with
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| | disability challenges are invited to
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| disabilities deserve opportunities to
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| | contact their local ILC either in person,
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| make decisions on their own behalf just
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| | by phone, or online. One does not need to
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| as non-disabled people. do. Their mission
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| | be employed or looking for employment to
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| statements frequently include such things
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| | benefit from their services.On What
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| as assuring equal access, full
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| | Specific Skills Do They Give Training?An
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| participation, self-help,
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| | ILC's training program may include
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| self-determination, in short, independent
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| | interpersonal skills like adaptive
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| living and economic self-sufficiency of
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| | behavior and verbal and non-verbal
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| people with disabilities in their
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| | communication. They almost all also
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| community.What Services Do They
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| | include career exploration, job skills,
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| Offer?Services offered by Independent
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| | money management, and how to deal with
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| Living Centers are usually of limited
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| | housing, transportation, and legal
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| duration and are always focused on
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| | issues.How Are They Funded?Most ILCs
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| achieving the goal of independence for
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| | receive a large share of their funding
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| those they assist. One wonderful facet of
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| | through federal and state grants. They
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| Independent Living Centers is that they
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| | also are often able to provide disability
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| are "consumer-controlled". This refers to
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| | related services to the community at
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| the fact that center usually give
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| | large for appropriate fees, such as
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| authority and responsibility to
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| | giving informative ADA workshops and/or
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| individuals within the community who
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| | performing Accessibility Surveys for
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| themselves have disabilities. Many of the
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| | local businesses.Finding an ILC Near
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| staff are courageous people who overcome
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| | YouMost metropolitan areas are likely to
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| their various challenges every day to
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| | have an ILC, some rural areas also have
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| serve their peers. This serves the staff
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| | one. To find one near you, try ILRU.org
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| member by building self-confidence and
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| | Directory or call your state's vocational
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| self-worth, AND it offers their disabled
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| | rehabilitation department.
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| peers a flesh and blood example of
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