The mission of Louisiana’s Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) is to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, facilitating integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
Louisiana’s IL Partners promote a philosophy of Independent Living, including: consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy.
OUR MISSION
The State Independent Living Council (SILC) of Louisiana provides for the development, monitoring, and evaluation of the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL), which establishes a framework and guides the Network’s delivery of Independent Living (IL) Services.
We advocate on issues affecting people with disabilities on the SPIL.
TO ADVOCATE
The State Independent Living Council (SILC) of Louisiana collaborates with the three Centers for Independent Living (CILs)to develop the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL), and to empower individuals who benefit from IL Services to live independently.
The SPIL is a three-year strategic plan that provides the framework for the delivery of IL Services in the state of Louisiana.
TO EMPOWER
The State Independent Living Council (SILC) of Louisiana coordinates resources and activities in accordance with our State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL), and is committed to providing continuing education, to all citizens of Louisiana regarding the process made.
TO EDUCATE
OUR PURPOSE
The State Independent Living Council (SILC) of Louisiana is a non-profit organization. The SILC’s purpose is to promote the philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access and individual and system advocacy in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and full inclusion of individuals into the mainstream of society.