USILC

Utah Statewide Independent Living Council

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    There are over 750 million people in the world today with some type of disability! Think about that number for a minute - the population of the state of California is 30 million people. The population of the United States is 250 million people. The population of the United States would only equal one third of the number of disabled people in the world!  Here are just a few famous people with disabilities: —

    • Hans Christian Anderson - Dyslexia
    • Ludwig van Beethoven  - Deaf
    • Alexander Graham Bell - Learning Disability

     

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Council Overview (Member Info & Bios)

Membership of the Council consists of people with disabilities, representatives from Independent Living Centers, a USOR representative, representatives of other disability related organizations, parents and advocates for people with disabilities and other interested persons.

The council maintains a minimum of 51% people with disabilities in order to ensure consumer control. Authority: Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in the Work Force Investment Act of 1998, Title VII Section 705 provides:

  • Appointments: Individuals are nominated and the names of those elected by the Council are forwarded to the Utah State Board of Education for appointment to the USILC
  • Terms: 3 years with maximum of two consecutive terms

Here is a list of current board members and staff. Please contact executive director, Bill Young, if you have an interest in serving on the Council or volunteering in any capacity for the Council or Centers.