Center For Independent Living

Mobility matters!-travel training & transit access-cil travel training programs have become the bay area model for teaching people with all types of disabilities how to get where they need to, quickly and affordably. Partnerships with actc, mtc and other bay area cities have expanded exponentially since the inception of the program. 40+ people were trained one-on-one to get where they want to this year and the program continues to reach more people. A partnership with bart resulted in making their web site more accessible, getting train and transit information to all their riders with disabilities (vision, hearing & physical). Cil joined other disability advocates to ensure that the planned new bart cars be built with access for riders with visual, hearing and physical limitations alongside other riders.

Independent living & quality of life - individuals received independent living skills training in health and safety, community resources, meal planning and nutrition, self-advocacy, sexual awareness, personal assistant management, household management, recreation and leisure, and money management. More than 100 seniors per year participate in the successful "living well with a disability" curriculm, learning how to manage and thrive with age-related disabilities, overcoming isolation and depression as well as new physical impairments, cil entered into a county-wide partnership with the are agency on aging (aaa) and the hayward ilc to expand resources for seniors.