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Programs that offer a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include:
- Information and referral services.
- Referrals for attendant care.
- Attendant recruitment and training programs.
- Independent living skills training.
- Assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs.
- Peer counseling.
- Individual and community advocacy.
- Transition from institutions into the community.
- Deflection from institutional placement.
- Transition from youth to adult services.
- Advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).
- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).
- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).
- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).
- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.
- Independent Living Needs Assessment.
- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.
- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (This includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).
- PACE Presentations
- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.
Services
Peer Counseling
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Provides Center for independent living services for individuals with disabilities, including:
- Peer advisory.
- Skills training.
- System and individual advocacy.
- Information and referral.
- Support groups.
- Housing referral.
- Home Modification
- Interpreter referral.
- Employment preparation.
- Personal assistant program.
- Pharmaceutical procurement.
- Adaptive equipment selection.
- Disability awareness training.
- Community reintegration from nursing homes.
- Youth transition and parent training program.
- Free TTYs and amplified phones.
Services
Disability Awareness Training
Centers for Independent Living
Provides Center for independent living services for individuals with disabilities, including:
- Peer advisory.
- Skills training.
- System and individual advocacy.
- Information and referral.
- Support groups.
- Housing referral.
- Home Modification
- Interpreter referral.
- Employment preparation.
- Personal assistant program.
- Pharmaceutical procurement.
- Adaptive equipment selection.
- Disability awareness training.
- Community reintegration from nursing homes.
- Youth transition and parent training program.
- Free TTYs and amplified phones.
Services
Disability Awareness Training
Centers for Independent Living
A non-residential, non-profit organization that provides programs and services to maximize the independence of people with disabilities. The mission is to partner with people with disabilities who want to live independently and participate fully in society.
Provides 5 core services:
- Independent Living Skills training.
- Peer Support.
- Individual and Systems Advocacy.
- Information and Referral services.
- Transition services.
Additional Programs and services provided at this time include:
- Older Individuals who are blind/low vision.
- Free Equipment Loan program.
- Amplified phone demonstration.
- Emergency services.
Services
Information and Referral
Personal Care
General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
Peer Counseling
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Assistive Technology Information
Five core services include:
- Information and Referral.
- Independent Living Skills Training.
- Peer Counseling.
- Advocacy.
- Transition Program.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Information on a wide variety of disability-related topics. Examples include information on accessible housing, Medicare Part D, where to buy assistive devices, how to secure a sign language interpreter, information on benefits, etc. When necessary, the most appropriate referral is made so individuals can secure additional assistance elsewhere.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Information and Referral
Supervised Community Living: 24-hour home setting for individuals with developmental disabilities who need to develop independent living skills.
Supported Community Living: Intermittent services based on the individual needs of client.
Services Provided include:
- Support in daily living activities.
- Community integration opportunities.
- Support to develop socialization and communication skills.
- Transportation services that meet specialized needs of individuals served.
- Nursing services including assessment, and monitoring of medications.
- Registered Dietician develops menus and recipes to accommodate a variety of dietary guidelines.
- Mental health professionals and behavior analysts provide behavior support services including developing strategies to teach adaptive behavior replacement.
- Individual and group counseling services.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Services are tailored to meet individual needs and offered to aid a person with a disability reaching self-set independent living goals. Services include:
- Information and referral.
- Advocacy.
- Skills training.
- Peer counseling.
- Case management.
Services
Peer Counseling
Case/Care Management
Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Maintains a list of local, state, and national resources and extensive information about various disabilities, disability rights, assistive devices, and equipment. Core services include:
- Information and Referral.
- Independent Living Skills Training.
- Peer Counseling
.
- Advocacy
.
- Transition Programs.
- Equipment Lending.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Information and Referral
Five core services include:
- Information and Referral.
- Independent Living Skills Training.
- Peer Counseling.
- Advocacy.
- Transition Program.
In addition, the Center offers programs that include Personal Assistance (PA Services), Community Reintegration Program, and Education/Outreach programs.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Promotes independent living for all people with disabilities. Programs include:
- Independent Living.
- Disability Awareness.
- Community Transition & Integration.
- Youth Transition & Family Advocacy.
- Personal Assistant Training.
- Management Assistance.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Promotes independent living for all people with disabilities. Programs include:
- Independent Living.
- Disability Awareness.
- Community Transition & Integration.
- Youth Transition & Family Advocacy.
- Personal Assistant Training.
- Management Assistance.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.
- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.
- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.
- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).
- Provides information and referral services.
- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.
- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.
- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.
- Provides personal assistant services.
- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.
- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.
- Operates a medical equipment loan program.
- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.
- Operates an ITAC amplified phone selection center.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
Advocacy
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Promotes independent living for all people with disabilities. Programs include:
- Independent Living.
- Disability Awareness.
- Community Transition & Integration.
- Youth Transition & Family Advocacy.
- Personal Assistant Training.
- Management Assistance.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Programs that offer a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include:
- Information and referral services.
- Referrals for attendant care.
- Attendant recruitment and training programs.
- Independent living skills training.
- Assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs.
- Peer counseling.
- Individual and community advocacy.
- Transition from institutions into the community.
- Deflection from institutional placement.
- Transition from youth to adult services.
- Advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
A non-residential, non-profit organization that provides programs and services to maximize the independence of people with disabilities. The mission is to partner with people with disabilities who want to live independently and participate fully in society.
Provides 5 core services:
- Independent Living Skills training.
- Peer Support.
- Individual and Systems Advocacy.
- Information and Referral services.
- Transition services.
Additional Programs and services provided at this time include:
- Older Individuals who are blind/low vision.
- Free Equipment Loan program.
- Amplified phone demonstration.
- Emergency services.
Services
Information and Referral
Personal Care
General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
Peer Counseling
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Assistive Technology Information
- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.
- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.
- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.
- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).
- Provides information and referral services.
- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.
- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.
- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.
- Provides personal assistant services.
- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.
- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.
- Operates a medical equipment loan program.
- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.
- Operates an ITAC amplified phone selection center.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
Advocacy
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Programs that offer a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include:
- Information and referral services.
- Referrals for attendant care.
- Attendant recruitment and training programs.
- Independent living skills training.
- Assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs.
- Peer counseling.
- Individual and community advocacy.
- Transition from institutions into the community.
- Deflection from institutional placement.
- Transition from youth to adult services.
- Advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Centers are non-residential, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy for and by persons with all types of disabilities.
Services
Centers for Independent Living
New Pisgah Community Service Organization - New Pisgah Haven Homes is an independent senior living facility. The facility offers one-bedroom units for rent to singles and married couples. A sliding scale is used to determine the rent.
Services are tailored to meet individual needs and offered to aid a person with a disability reaching self-set independent living goals. Services include:
- Information and referral.
- Advocacy.
- Skills training.
- Peer counseling.
- Case management.
Services
Peer Counseling
Case/Care Management
Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Advocacy
Independent Living Skills Instruction