Independent Living Network

CILs are independent, consumer-driven, cross-disability, community-based nonprofit organizations committed to Independent Living values. CILs are run for people with disabilities, by people with disabilities!
CILS manage their resources in compliance with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. All Centers must provide the five Core Services as follows:

1. Information and Referral
2. Independent Living Skills Training
3. Peer Support Counseling
4. Individual and Systems Advocacy
5. Transition Services
   1. Transitioning youth from high school into post-secondary education, training, and employment.
   2. Transitioning individuals with disabilities out of residential facilities and back into community living.

Directory of CILs

The IVRS IL Program targets people with significant disabilities with barriers to independent living in their homes and communities. This program is for people who do not identify employment as a goal. The IL program addresses building and environmental barriers, with services generally under rehabilitation and assistive technology.

Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is a partner in the Iowa Independent Living Network. IDB provides comprehensive in-home and community-based services to individuals who are blind or experiencing significant vision loss. Learn how we have helped Edna, who is legally blind, to live independently.