What's New?

State Plan for Independent Living

We developed a State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) jointly with the
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. The new plan was submitted in June.
When approved, it will go into effect on October 1, 2010 for the next three years.
More information, including a hearing schedule, is posted on the News page.

A draft of the State Plan for Independent Living is available on the SPIL page.

IL Wisconsin Website is live

Our new collaborative website with information about
the Independent Living Network in Wisconsin is now live.
Please visit us at www.IL-Wisconsin.net

Next Meeting
August 9-10, 2010 in La Crosse
Click here to view the agenda

Our Vision

Full inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

Our Mission

The ILCW, Inc. promotes self determination and full inclusion of people
with disabilities in Wisconsin.

We educate and advocate for policies, resources, practices, and attitudes
that support independent living.

We provide and support independent living philosophy and services to maximize the leadership,
empowerment, and productivity of individuals with disabilities in order that each
will live and participate in their community of choice

The Independent Living Philosophy

The Philosophy of Independent Living is to promote:
Consumer Control
Peer Support
Self-help
Self-determination
Equal access
Individual and Systems advocacy

These things will maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence and productivity
of individuals with disabilities and assure the full integration and inclusion of individuals with
disabilities into the mainstream of American Society.

We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
~Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Last Updated 04-Aug-2010