Person in wheelchair working at desk. It’s not just the very old—for a growing number of American adults, completing basic errands can be anything but a simple daily task. Each state can play an ...

JASON: OUR FINAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF 2022 WORKS TO TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. MEREDITH: THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOR ...

The organization that would become Tri-County Independent Living (TCIL) launched in 1978. Their philosophical roots go further back, at least as far as the 1950’s, when Judy Heumann, the spearhead of ...

The Crockett Resource Center for Independent Living’s (CRCIL) Independent Living (IL) Services Program helps people with disabilities achieve greater independence in the home and community.

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the 1960s, disability activists fought for the right to live independently, ...

With approval from the city’s planning board last week, Concord is set to establish the state’s first independent living facility for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, Vol. 3, No. 1 (April 2023), pp. 80-95 (16 pages) This article discusses the potential value of a Constitutional Right to Housing in Ireland ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Independent Living Resource Center, a Santa Barbara organization dedicated to promoting independent living for individuals with disabilities, is expanding its services for ...

Foothold Technology examined CDC data to determine which states had the most residents with independent living disabilities in 2021, how that number has changed since 2016, and how states are helping ...

Andrea Vale, Data Work By Elena Cox Oct 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 0 Foothold Technology examined CDC data to determine which states had the most residents with independent living disabilities in 2021, how ...