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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About Us

Utah Statewide Independent Living Council (USILC)

The Utah Statewide Independent Living Council is a private, nonprofit organization. The USILC mission is to promote full inclusion, independence and empowerment of people with disabilities through advocacy/systems change, planning/organization, education, networking, resource development and independent living service enhancement.

The USILC works in partnership with the Independent Living Centers and the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR) to enhance Independent Living opportunities throughout Utah. The USILC is responsible to develop a State Plan for Independent Living in conjunction with the organizations above. The Council is responsible to review, monitor and evaluate activities related to the plan. The USILC also engages in advocacy to further Independent Living and promote the rights of people with all types of disabilities.

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.

For further information contact: 

Bill Young
Executive Director

150 South 600 East, 5C
Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1961
(801) 463-1592 (Voice)
(801) 463-1683 (Fax)
(801) 673-4377
Email the Executive Director