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
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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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