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ABOUT THE IL NET

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IL NET is  a collaborative project of the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) of Houston, Texas, the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) in Washingon, DC, and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The IL NET is a national training and technical assistance project working to strengthen the independent living movement by supporting Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) directors, managers, and staff.

MISSION

IL NET activities include workshops, national teleconferences, technical assistance, on-line information, training materials, fact sheets, and other resource materials on operating, managing, and evaluating centers and SILCs.

The mission of the IL NET is to assist in building strong and effective CILs and SILCs which are led and staffed by people who practice the independent living philosophy.

The IL NET operates with these objectives:

• Assist CILs and SILCs in managing effective organizations by providing a continuum of information, training, and technical assistance.
• Assist CILs and SILCs to become strong community advocates/change agents by providing a continuum of information, training, and technical assistance.
• Assist CILs and SILCs to develop strong, consumer-responsive services by providing a continuum of information, training, and technical assistance.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Requests for technical assistance, whether from center staff, board members, or others involved in independent activities, are handled through a single point of contact at ILRU. ILRU staff determines who among various partner organizations and individuals are the most qualified to respond to the request, then provides referral to one or more potential technical assistants who may be ILRU staff, NCIL staff or board members, or other members of the project's technical assistance network.

In each project year, IL NET staff responded to over 10,000 telephone requests from the field. With the introduction of resources available through the Internet, and with growing use of e-mail by centers and individuals in the field, an increasing number of technical assistance requests have been received and provided electronically. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

ILRU
2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY), (713) 520-5785 (fax)
Richard Petty, IL NET Director
Darrell Jones
Sharon Finney
Dawn Heinsohn

NCIL
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 245-7404 (V), (202) 207-0340 (TTY), (202) 207-0341 (FAX) or (877) 525-3400 Toll Free
Kelly Buckland
Tim Fuchs

APRIL
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 200
North Little Rock, AR 72114
(501) 753-3400 (V), (501) 753-3406 (FAX)
Billy Altom
Kathy Hatch