Indepent Living
Independent living encompasses a person with a disability having the right to choose and have personal control over one’s life including the services they receive.
The Utah Independent Living Center (UILC) is a private, non-profit, non-residential facility that teaches independent living skills to people with disabilities. The UILC was the first independent living center in Utah and has been serving this community since April of 1982. Life skill services that are available compliment rather than duplicate services already existing in the community. Staff members with disabilities play an important role in the delivery of independent living services. Services available assist people with disabilities living in Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties achieve increased independence and community integration. The Center is consumer controlled with a majority of staff and board members being people with disabilities. Controlling one's life and minimizing dependence on others are central themes in the independent living movement. Thus, consumers have a say in the services they receive from the UILC. Eliminating barriers in the community enables people with disabilities to be active participants. Community advocacy is an essential component of our independent living program. The UILC is committed to providing services needed by people with disabilities to function more independently in their families and communities. In order to be eligible to receive UILC services, a person must have a physical or mental disability which impairs activities of daily living and a reasonable expectation exists that UILC services will increase independence.
The Utah Independent Living Center (UILC) is a private, non-profit, non-residential facility that teaches independent living skills to people with disabilities. The UILC was the first independent living center in Utah and has been serving this community since April of 1982. Life skill services that are available compliment rather than duplicate services already existing in the community. Staff members with disabilities play an important role in the delivery of independent living services. Services available assist people with disabilities living in Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties achieve increased independence and community integration. The Center is consumer controlled with a majority of staff and board members being people with disabilities. Controlling one's life and minimizing dependence on others are central themes in the independent living movement. Thus, consumers have a say in the services they receive from the UILC. Eliminating barriers in the community enables people with disabilities to be active participants. Community advocacy is an essential component of our independent living program. The UILC is committed to providing services needed by people with disabilities to function more independently in their families and communities. In order to be eligible to receive UILC services, a person must have a physical or mental disability which impairs activities of daily living and a reasonable expectation exists that UILC services will increase independence.
