COVID-19 Visitor Policy
All visitors must wear a mask when visiting. The Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living is currently only accepting visitors by appointment. Visitors will be
All visitors must wear a mask when visiting. The Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living is currently only accepting visitors by appointment. Visitors will be
The Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is part of a cross-Federal government team working to capture stories and experiences of people that have navigated public services in the disability space. The deadline for the survey submission is Wednesday, October 14th.
Preparedness instills confidence for older Americans in the wake of a disaster As we learned with the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters don’t wait. They can strike
Don’t wait to get your flu shot this flu season. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is encouraging all older Illinoisans that getting a flu
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how CILs and SILCs are supporting consumers and meeting the needs of their communities. As most centers aim to provide all services remotely during this time, the initial transition of appropriately utilizing technology can be a challenge.
The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center is conducting a disability-led qualitative study to inform COVID-19 policy for the disability community. They are looking to recruit disabled people to participate in a research study of virtual focus groups discussing healthcare, accessibility and employment-related gaps in the COVID-19 response. See below for the study announcement, including information on how to participate and contact information.
Free COVID-19 testing is now available in Illinois. All sites offer drive-through testing, and some also offer walk-up testing. Testing is open to all regardless of symptoms, no appointment necessary, no medical insurance necessary, no referral needed, and available for individuals of all ages.
This page shows the legislation system that we advocate with, and would like you to assist in advocating along with us. Every voice counts. The offices of the Legislators will probably take your name, possibly your address and phone number. They may not write down everything, but make sure you state how you want the Legislator to vote, because this is what they keep track of. Each person that calls, counts as a certain number of the public to them, so you are representing more than yourself.
As a reminder we will be having our Personal Assistant Orientation on Wednesday, August 19th at 9am on Zoom. If you have not yet done your paperwork no worries! After you’ve attended the training please either mail it to us, or you can drop it off in our mailbox or vestibule.
Did you know that we recently began uploading our video lessons to YouTube?! We decided to do this so that it’s easier to find videos and share them with friends and family who may not be on Facebook, and so you can easily save lessons that you may want to look at again. We’re still working on getting some other videos up and creating new ones!