Statewide Independent Living
Council of Illinois

State Plan for Independent Living
2005-2007

Section 11: Extent and Scope of IL Services (Sections 7(30), 704(e) and 713(1) of the Act; 34 CFR 364.43) 

1. Attachment 1 describes all IL services to be provided under the SPIL to meet the objectives in Section 10.
2. The State provides the following IL core services to individuals and groups of individuals with significant disabilities:

   1.  Information and referral;
   2.  IL skills training;
   3.  Peer counseling (including cross-disability peer counseling); and
   4.  Individual and systems advocacy,

3. The IL core services may be provided directly by the DSU, or through grant or contract. While the State is required to provide these services, it may fund the services using funds from any source, e.g., part B or part C, Chapter 1, State funds, or other funds.
4. In addition, the State provides the following IL services to individuals and groups of individuals with significant disabilities:⁵

   1.Counseling services, including psychological, psychotherapeutic, and related services;
   2. X Services related to securing housing or shelter, including services related to community group living, and supportive of the purposes of this Act and of the titles of this Act, and adaptive housing services (including appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any space used to serve, or occupied by, individuals with significant disabilities);
   3. Rehabilitation technology;
   4. X Mobility training;
   5. X Services and training for individuals with cognitive and sensory disabilities, including life skills training, and interpreter and reader services;
   6. X Personal assistance services, including attendant care and the training of personnel providing such services;
   7. X Surveys, directories, and other activities to identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities, and accessible transportation, and other support services;
   8. X Consumer information programs on rehabilitation and IL services available under this Act, especially for minorities and other individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or underserved by programs under this Act;
   9. X Education and training necessary for living in the community and participating in community activities;
   10. Supported living;
   11. Transportation, including referral and assistance for such transportation;
   12. Physical rehabilitation;
   13. Therapeutic treatment;
   14. Provision of needed prostheses and other appliances and devices;
   15. X Individual and group social and recreational services;
   16. X Training to develop skills specifically designed for youths who are individuals with significant disabilities to promote self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy and self-empowerment skills, and explore career options;
   17. X Services for children with significant disabilities;
   18. X Services under other Federal, State, or local programs designed to provide resources, training, counseling, or other assistance of substantial benefit in enhancing the independence, productivity, and quality of life of individuals with significant disabilities;
   19. X Appropriate preventive services to decrease the need of individuals with significant disabilities assisted under this Act for similar services in the future;
   20. X Community awareness programs to enhance the understanding and integration into society of individuals with disabilities; and
   21. X Such other services as may be necessary and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

   Attachment 1 describes the extent and scope of the IL services identified above, and how they meet the State's objectives for IL. The attachment also describes any arrangements of grants or contracts made by the State for providing such services.

⁵  Insert an "X" or check mark for each IL service that will be made available.  It is not necessary to insert any projection of numbers of consumers to be served.

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