General

• Board of Education Services for the Blind.
• Bureau of Rehab Services
• An online resource for Americans with Disabilities

Statewide Independent Living Councils

• Article that describes Council Membership.

State Plan

• Explanation of the State Plan and Use of Part B funds.

• State IL Plans – Text Version
• State IL Plans – pdf Version
• State IL Plans – Word Version

• Explanation of how the State Plan is created.

• Development text version
• Development pdf version
• Development in word

Rehabilitation Act

• Rehabilitation Act (full text)
• This fact sheet answers many questions that SILC members ask.

Independent Living Resource Utilization

• Draft article of SILC Standards and Indicators
• Various articles about SILC.
• A checklist of basic information that each SILC member should understand in order to be an effective, voting participant of a statewide IL planning body.
  • [Should Know Text Version]
  • [Should Know PDF]
  • [Should Know in Word]
• Basic duties, authorities and qualifications for the SILC Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and member intended as a guideline from which to build individualized job descriptions.
  • Job Description text version
  • Job Description pdf version
  • Word Version