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17 organizations in California that may be able to provide information. | |
| Central Coast Center for Independent Living Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL) is an advocacy and information center organized by and for people with disabilities, serving Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. CCCIL promotes the independence of people with disabilities by supporting their equal and full participation in community life. CCCIL provides advocacy, education and support to all people with disabilities, their families and the community. https://www.cccil.org/ | Salinas California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Community Access Center of Riverside, California CAC is a non-profit Independent Living Center for Riverside County residents with disabilities. https://www.ilcac.org/ | Riverside California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Community Resources for Independent Living Community Resources for Independent Living supports, empowers and teaches skills to persons with disabilities so that they may more effectively participate in daily community and life activities. CRIL teaches and advocates for change to remove barriers to access for persons with disabilities. http://cril-online.org/ | Hayward California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Dayle McIntosh Center Dayle McIntosh Center was named in memory of a young woman with a severe physical disability who worked to found the Center in 1977. Our Mission is to advance empowerment and inclusion of all persons with disabilities. DMC is the largest Independent Living Center in California. Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunities, and self-respect. A non-residential facility, DMC exists to enable persons with disabilities to succeed in every arena they desire. https://daylemc.org/ | Garden Grove California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Disability Community Resource Center (DCRC) The Disability Community Resource Center (DCRC) is a Center for Independent Living dedicated to supporting the equality of life for people with all kinds of disabilities. The goal of our peer-led programs and services is the elimination of economic, social, attitudinal and environmental barriers people with disabilities face in their daily lives. https://www.dcrc.co/ | Los Angeles California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Disabled Resources Center Inc. Incorporated in 1976, the Disabled Resources Center provides over seven services to thousands of people each year in the cities of Artesia, Avalon, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, and Signal Hill. Most of the staff members are people with disabilities, as are the members of the Board of Directors, who provide positive role models for other people with disabilities. The mission of the agency is to empower people with disabilities to live independently in the community, to make their own decisions about their lives and to advocate on their own behalf. https://drcinc.org/ | Long Beach California Link checked 2024-12 |
| ILC of Kern County https://ilcofkerncounty.org/ | Bakersfield California Link checked 2024-12 |
| ILRCSF - Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco We are a cross-disability resource center. That means that we serve all people with disabilities, including people with: * psychiatric disabilities * general physical and mobility disabilities * blindness and vision impairment * deafness and hearing impairment * environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivity * traumatic brain injury or stroke * HIV/AIDS * substance abuse * developmental disabilities * other cognitive disabilities https://www.ilrcsf.org/ | San Francisco California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Independence Center Transitional Residence For Young Adults Independence Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent living for young adults with a variety of learning disabilities. https://www.icliving.org/ | Los Angeles California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Independent Living Resource Center-Santa Barbara County Independent Living Resource Center serving persons with disabilities. https://www.ilrc-trico.org/ | Santa Barbara California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Independent Living Services of Northern California https://actionctr.org/ | Chico California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Marin CIL Marin CIL is a non-profit agency whose mission is: To assist people with all types of disabilities to achieve their maximum level of sustainable independence as contributing, responsible and equal participants in society. https://www.marincil.org/ | San Rafael California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Resources For Independent Living We are the only organization in Sacramento providing services to people with all forms of disability. The majority of our policy-making board is comprised of individuals with disabilities. Therefore, our decision-making process is both innovative and highly effective, because we are, in essence, helping ourselves. https://ril-sacramento.org/ | Sacramento California Link checked 2024-12 |
| SVILC- Silicon Valley Independent Living Center Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) is a community based non-profit resource center, which provides various services for people with disabilities. The programs and services that SVILC provides are designed to meet various independent living needs of people, thus enabling these people with disabilities to live and lead an independent life. The programs and services provided are Assistive technology, Benefits information and referral, Personal assistant services, counseling, housing referral and placement, specialized services, Independent living skills, Vocational training, Therapeutic recreation and Individual systems and advocacy. https://svilc.org/ | San Jose California Link checked 2024-12 |
| The Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. The Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (ILCSC) is a non-profit consumer-based, non-residential agency providing a wide range of services to a growing population of people with disabilities. ILCSC is dedicated to empowering persons with disabilities to exercise independence -- professionally, personally and creatively -- while striving to educate the community on their needs. https://ilcsc.org/ | Van Nuys California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Tri-County Independent Living Tri-County Independent Living is one of twenty-nine Independent Living Centers throughout the state of California servicing over 1.5 million people with disabilities and promoting the Philosophy of Independent Living. We have proudly served Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties since 1978. https://tilinet.org/ | Eureka California Link checked 2024-12 |
| Welcome to the California State Independent Living Council Website In cooperation with the state Department of Rehabilitation, the SILC prepares a State Plan for Independent Living which sets the policy and funding levels for the state's network of Independent Living Centers (ILCs) and services. To help guide this policy, the SILC solicits continual public feedback on the effectiveness of independent living services and the changing needs of the community. https://www.calsilc.ca.gov/ | Sacramento California Link checked 2024-12 |