Here is a great resource, brought to our attention by the INCIL Blind Services/OIB committee. Check out 64 Ounce Games, and its sister site 64 Ounce Braille designed with age-appropriate content for school use. As inventor Richard Gibbs says, these accessible games allow persons with visual disabilities to “access all the game information, not just …
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The Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living is a cross-disability, community-based, non-profit, non-residential facility offering a variety of services to persons with disabilities and their families to help them remain independent in their own homes and participate in their communities. SICIL offers services in 13 southern Illinois counties through 4 centers located in Carbondale, Harrisburg, …
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INCIL has just updated the Resources page to include information on finding and/or modifying vehicles to accommodate wheelchairs and other mobility devices. Click here to read. And, please let us know if you have other vehicle information of benefit to Illinois Centers for Independent Living and their consumers. This resource list is a work in …
OrCam – The Future of Accessibility, resource information and illustration provided by OrCam representative Corinne Nero. “We harness the power of innovative AI assistive technology to help people with low vision, blindness and reading difficulty gain greater independence with intuitive wearable and handheld smart devices.” OrCam MyEye is a wearable device that instantly reads text …
Living Independence for Everyone 2201 Eastland Drive, Bloomington, IL(309) 663-5433, www.lifecil.org “I don’t feel anyone should be excluded,” LIFE CIL Executive Director Rickielee Benecke told INCIL in an April phone interview about the center’s services and her own passion for independent living. INCIL: How did you get started in independent living advocacy? Benecke: I came …
INCIL continued our “Around the State” feature in March with a spotlight on Executive Director Dawn Hand and the Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living in Galesburg where building community relationships reaps rewards for their consumers. INCIL – Dawn, Stone-Hayes CIL is based in Galesburg and serves Henderson, Knox, and Warren counties. How would you describe …
Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition formed to protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing throughout Illinois. “We are working to create an Illinois where everyone has a good, stable home,” the HAI website explains. According to HousingActionIl.org, more than 160 housing counseling agencies, homeless service providers, developers of affordable housing, and …
The Harvard Law Review is among countless individuals and organizations worldwide remembering the life and work of civil rights pioneer, advocate, and warrior Judy Heumann who died on March 4, 2023. Read the tribute here.
IATP opens new doors to enhanced demonstration center, reuse collection, and accessibility trainings in deluxe new facility Illinois Assistive Technology Program in the former Vibra Hospital 701 N. Walnut, Springfield, Illinois www.iltech.org Everything about the Illinois Assistive Technology Program’s new home is an upgrade. The public rooms, 3-D Maker Space, Smart Home display rooms, Tech …
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“It always feels like we have all the barriers ahead,” Executive Director Pete Roberts reflects from his office at the Springfield Center for Independent Living. “But we have put so many behind us. We’ve won a lot of battles. It’s incredible what’s been done.” And so began my interview with the long-time disability rights advocate …