CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CIL)

PURPOSE

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are nonprofit community-based nonresidential organizations that are run by and for people with disabilities, providing programs and services to help individuals have a more independent life style. The core services that the CILs provide include: systems advocacy, individual advocacy, peer counseling, information and referral, and independent living skills training. 

CONTACT

Statewide Independent Living Council of Oklahoma (SILC)

Sidna Madden - Executive Director

3535 NW 58th St., Ste 480

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

(405) 951-3581

FAX: (405) 951-3504

Email: smadden@oksilc.org

www.oksilc.org

See Appendix C for Centers for Independent Living locations.

FINANCIAL CRITERIA

• None

ELIGIBILITY

• Persons with a disability

AT SERVICES PROVIDED/COVERED

• Information & Referral

• Assessment & Evaluations

• Case Management

• Locating Alternate Funding

• Training for Consumer & Family

• Advocacy/Other

• Supporting Software

• Loan Closet

AT DEVICES PROVIDED/COVERED

• No AT devices are provided or covered.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Contact the CIL nearest you and request services.

PIECES OF THE PUZZLE

• Each CIL is an independent nonprofit organization and has its own programs, policies and procedures. Programs and services will vary from organization to organization. 

• Centers for Independent Living are located in Bartlesville, Enid, McAlester, Norman, and Tulsa. 

• CILs have a fee-for-service contract with the Department of Rehabilitation Services to provide independent living services to people with disabilities that have an employment outcome. Those services may include: 

• independent living assessment; 

• community integration; 

• intensive counseling; or 

• home modification.