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Clinch Independent Living Services (CILS) is a non-profit, community based non-residential resource and advocacy center promoting the independent living philosophy and equal access for individuals with disabilities.
CILS serves Planning District 2 including Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell counties. CILS provides many services, including the four CILS core services:
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Information and Referral (I&R)
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Independent Living Skills Training
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Peer Counseling
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Individual and Systems Advocacy
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NCIL News!
Senate Introduces Independent Living Administration
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The National Council on Independent
Living (NCIL) is very proud and excited to announce that a bill
has been filed with the Senate HELP Committee which creates the
establishment of a new Independent Living Administration (ILA),
and strengthens America’s Independent Living (IL) Program. The
ILA would elevate the IL Program at the federal level, and would
create an organization independent of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) within the Department of
Education. The creation of this new administration marks a truly
historic moment in the Independent Living Movement, and IL
advocates across the country have much to celebrate this week.
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Summer 2011 NCIL Legislative and Advocacy Priorities
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NCIL 2010 Annual Report
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Money
Follows the Person Website
Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Virginia is one of 31 states participating in a five-year, $1.75 billion Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration project designed to create a system of long-term services and supports that assist individuals to transition from certain long-term care institutions into the community.
For more details and updates information on the MFP project, please visit http://www.olmsteadva.com/mfp
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President's 2012 Budget Proposal Follow-up | |
NCIL would like to thank everyone who attended our
webinar last week on the President’s 2012 budget proposal and its
implications for IL. As a follow-up to questions presented during
the webinar briefing, we would like for you to review the summary of
NCIL talking points, in addition to an example letter from Dawn
Francis, Executive Director of the Iowa Statewide Independent Living
Council providing detailed reasons for why this budget proposal is
so harmful. These materials can be used to highlight important
points in your contacts with Congress, and especially the White
House. Contact information is included below for key legislative
bodies and White House staff.
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Online Medicaid Application Now on Virginia Easy Access Web Portal
An online Medicaid application is now available on Virginia Easy Access www.easyaccess.virginia.gov The online application makes it easier for seniors, individuals with disabilities and their families to apply for Medicaid services using a new streamlined application that is shorter, easier to understand and can be submitted online to local departments of social services.
The online Medicaid form may be completed by visiting: https://jupiter.dss.state.va.us/VDAMedicaid/info/info.faces Once the applicant electronically competes the form and hits "send", the local department of social service will receive automated notice that a new applicant for Medicaid has been submitted, and process to determine eligibility can begin.
For more information visit www.easyaccess.virginia.gov
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If you would like more information about CILS' services please call (276) 935-6088 (voice/TTY),
Toll Free: (800) 597-2322, or
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Last updated June
29, 2011 Clinch Independent Living Services
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