Kansas Centers for Independent Living

Kansas Centers for Independent Living provide community-based, disability-led services focused on independence, advocacy, peer support, and community participation.

About

Centers for Independent Living, commonly called CILs, are community-based, nonresidential organizations led by and for people with disabilities.

They are not assisted-living facilities or residential homes.

Kansas Centers for Independent Living provide services intended to help people with disabilities make their own choices and live independently in their communities.

Core Services May Include

  • Information and referral
  • Independent-living skills training
  • Peer support
  • Individual advocacy
  • Systems advocacy
  • Transition services
  • Deinstitutionalization support
  • Connections with community resources

Kansas Center Directory

The Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas maintains a current directory of Kansas Centers for Independent Living.

The directory currently includes organizations such as:

  • LINK
  • Independent Connection
  • Three Rivers
  • Topeka Independent Living Resource Center
  • Independence, Inc.
  • The Whole Person
  • Resource Center for Independent Living
  • Independent Living Resource Center
  • Southeast Kansas Independent Living
  • Beyond Barriers

Please use the statewide directory rather than maintaining a separate manual service-area list.

Contact Information

Official Directory: Find a Kansas Center for Independent Living

Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas: Visit the Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas

Why We Recommend This Resource

Centers for Independent Living emphasize disability leadership, consumer choice, peer support, self-advocacy, and community participation.

They can help people identify local resources related to housing, transportation, benefits, independent-living skills, transition, and other disability-related needs.

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