Independent Living Wisconsin Brochure

Resources for Living
Independently with a Disability
All Ages
All Disabilities
www.wis-il.net

Wisconsin Independent Living Centers (ILCs)

Most ILCs have more than one office (Main office location is in parentheses)

Access to Independence (Madison)
(608) 242-8484 – Voice/Relay

• 234-4484 Videophone
• www.accesstoind.org

Center for Ind. Living for Western WI (Menomonie)
(800) 228-3287 – Voice / TTY/Relay

• (715) 233-1070 – Voice / TTY/Relay
• www.cilww.com

IndependenceFirst (Milwaukee)
(414) 291-7520 – Voice / TTY

• www.independencefirst.org

Independent Living Resources (La Crosse)
(608) 787-1111 – Voice/Relay

• (608) 787-1148 – TTY
• www.ilresources.org

Midstate Ind. Living Consultants (Stevens Point)
(800) 382-8484 – Voice / TTY/Relay

• (715) 344-4210 – Voice / TTY/Relay
• www.milc-inc.org

North Country Independent Living (Superior)
(800) 924-1220 – Voice / TTY/Relay

• (715) 392-9118 – Voice / TTY/Relay
• www.northcountryil.org

Options for Independent Living (Green Bay)
(920) 490-0500 – Voice/Relay

• (920) 490-0600 – TTY
• www.optionsil.com

Society’s Assets, Inc. (Racine)
(262) 637-9128 – Voice/Relay

• (866) 840-9761 – TTY
• www.societysassets.org

Rev. Mar. 2017

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ILCs promote and practice the independent living philosophy

• Consumer Control: People with disabilities control the ILC
  • Consumers control their services
  • Most staff, including management, are consumers
  • Governed by Board of Directors, most of whom are consumers
• Self-advocacy
• Development of peer relationships, mutual assistance and peer role models
• Equal access for individuals with disabilities in society, to all services, programs, activities, and facilities, whether public or private, regardless of the funding source

Individual Services

• Advocacy
• Information, Assistance & Referral (more than 50%)
• Children, Youth & Families
• Housing & Home Modification
• IL Skills Training
• Assistive Technology
• Peer Counseling
• Personal Assistance
• Recreation
• Transportation
• Vocational
• Other

ILCs Serve People of all Ages

• Under 5 years
• 5-19
• 20 – 24
• 25-59 (more than 50%)
• 60 and older

ILCs Serve People with all Disabilities

• Cognitive
• Physical Disabilities (about a third)
• Mental/Emotional
• Physical
• Hearing
• Vision
• Multiple Disabilities
• Other

Five Services at all ILCs

• Information, Assistance and Referral
• Peer Support
• Individual & Systems Advocacy
• Independent Life Skills Training
• Transition Services

All Wisconsin ILCs provide Assistive Technology, Community Education and other services

Contact your local ILC for more information

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Independent Living Wisconsin Brochure - Back Panels

The Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers (WCILC) is the not for profit statewide association of the eight ILCs in Wisconsin.

WCILC facilitates and promotes the collective work of the Wisconsin ILCs through a unified statewide voice. This collaborative effort strives to enhance the opportunities for people with disabilities to live independently and be active participants in their community.

WCILC :

• Advocates for positive disability policy and systems changes
• Provides information on current state and national issues affecting people
  with disabilities
• Facilitates technical assistance and serves as a resource to the ILCs
• Coordinates an IL Peer Review Process statewide and nationally
• Coordinates meetings with state and national legislators
• Facilitates disability awareness and independent living training

Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers

3810 Milwaukee Street
Madison, WI 53714
Voice/Text: 608-444-3842
Fax: 608-242-0383
moryan@charter.net
WCILC.IL-Wisconsin.net

The ILCW represents the public in planning for independent living services for people with disabilities in Wisconsin. Our vision is to achieve:

Full inclusion of people
with disabilities in society

The ILCW promotes self determination and full inclusion of people with disabilities in Wisconsin.

We provide and support independent living philosophy and services to maximize the leadership, empowerment, and productivity of individuals with disabilities in order that each will live and participate in their community of choice.

We do this by:

• Developing, jointly with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the
  State Plan for Independent Living
• Reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating the implementation of the State Plan for Independent Living
• Collaborating with the Wisconsin Rehabilitation Council and other disability councils under federal law

Independent Living Council of Wisconsin, Inc.

3810 Milwaukee Street
Madison, WI 53714
Voice/Relay: 608-256-9257
Fax: 608-256-9301
www.ilcw.wis-IL.net

Rev. Feb. 2017