Kansas Centers for Independent Living provide community-based, disability-led services focused on independence, advocacy, peer support, and community participation.
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.
The Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas maintains a current directory of Kansas Centers for Independent Living.
The directory currently includes organizations such as:
Please use the statewide directory rather than maintaining a separate manual service-area list.
Official Directory: Find a Kansas Center for Independent Living
Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas: Visit the Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas
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.