Statewide Independent Living
Council of Illinois

Independent Living Needs Assessment, July 1995
 

SILC Mission and Overview

The Needs Assessment

Results:  

• Overview, Individual Center Income, Focus of Programs: Advocacy and Service Delivery, Focus and Capacity of Centers, Center Operations

Identifying Unserved and Underserved:  

• Identifying the Unserved and Underserved, Outreach, Referral Sources, A Review of Statistics

Analysis of Information: 

• The Unserved and Underserved, An Analysis of Information, Environmental Causes - Geography and Transportation, Centers Unknown to Many Potential Consumers, Minority/Ethnic Communities, Specific Disability/Age Groups

Internal Barriers: 

• Internal Barriers: Advocacy and Service Issues, Personnel Issues, Other CIL Management Concerns

External Barriers: 

• Infrastructure Weaknesses Re: Transportation, Awareness, Attitudes and Relationships, Jobs/Employment

Recommendations: 

• Lists of Centers, Definition of Independent Living

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