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| Independent LivingIndependent Living isCelebrating our diversity and giving each other real power to control and direct our lives. Being productive citizens, contributing to the life and wealth of the community, as opposed to living in an institution. Increasing opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy the same freedoms as everyone else. VCIL helps Vermonters with disabilities be more independent, through…Advocacy Speaking out for available, affordable and accessible housing, personal attendants, homemaker services, health care, and employment. Changing how communities perceive themselves, helping them become places in which all people, including people with disabilities, are recognized as valuable citizens. Direct Services Information & Referral Information on issues relating to living with a disability, including access to assistive devices, housing, benefit programs, and legal rights. Peer Advocacy Counseling Support and training in self-advocacy to Vermonters with disabilities and Deaf Vermonters, to achieve self-help goals and remain living independently. Independent Living Services Access to and funding for personal services and equipment that enable people with disabilities and Deaf individuals to live more independently in their own homes and communities. Home & Community Access Funding for home modifications - like ramps - to eligible Vermonters with disabilities, and technical assistance on home access and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is the oldest cross disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, NCIL represents over 700 organizations and individuals including: Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), individuals with disabilities, and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States.Consumer choice, autonomy and control define the Independent Living Movement. The independent living philosophy holds that individuals with disabilities have the right to live with dignity and with appropriate support in their own homes, fully participate in their communities, and to control and make decisions about their lives. |