Access 2 Independence Of The Eastern Iowa Corridor, Inc.

Access 2 Independence strives to advance the integration and self-determination of people with disabilities through community services, education, and opportunity development in the Eastern Iowa Corridor and surrounding regions.

Description:
We are a Center for Independent Living (CIL), which is a non-profit, non-residential community-based organization run by and for people with all types of disabilities.

CILs advocate the Independent Living Philosophy, which emphasizes:

• personal control over one’s life
  
  
• self-direction
  
  
• freedom of choice
  
  
• risk-taking
  
  
• equal access
  
  
• significant participation in society
  
  

Our four core services are:

• Individual and Systems Advocacy
  
  

Because self-advocacy is the most powerful element of community and institutional change, we train and assist individuals with disabilities to understand and exercise their civil rights regarding government and other service providers.

• Independent Living Skills
  
  

We teach individuals with disabilities the skills necessary for acquiring, maintaining, and increasing their independence. Our programs can be easily customized based on an individual’s needs.

• Information and Referral
  
  

Building on the concept that knowledge is power, we provide information about community resources that can help people accomplish their personal goals.

Referrals to other service organizations are regularly a part of putting together the "total package" to meet individual independent living needs or the removal of barriers to achieving those goals.

• Peer Counseling
  
  

Our staff are individuals with disabilities who have the ability to share their experience to relate to others coping with the effects of disability in their lives.

Contact person: Regina Galang, Supervisor, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (319) 354-1799

Address:

730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 52240 (See a map)

Web Site: http://access2independence.org

Last updated on October 20, 2009