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MACIL | Minnesota Association of Centers For Independent Living | Services
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Five Core Services of Centers for Independent Living. Centers offer a wide variety of services. Five are essential to efforts of people with disabilities to live independently, including:. Independent Living Skills Training. Centers offer a service in which a person with a disability can work with other persons who have disabilities and who are living independently in the community. The objective is to explore options and to solve problems that sometimes occur for people with disabilities, for exampl...
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MACIL | Minnesota Association of Centers For Independent Living | What is Independent Living?
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What is Independent Living? What is Independent Living? Most Americans take for granted opportunities they have regarding living arrangements, employment situations, means of transportation, social and recreational activities, and other aspects of everyday life. A Definition of Independent Living. What is independent living? There are, of course, individuals who have certain mental impairments which may affect their abilities to make complicated decisions or pursue complex activities. For these indiv...
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MACIL | Minnesota Association of Centers For Independent Living | Disability Statistics
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Disabilities affect 18.7 percent of all Americans. A major purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was to increase the employment rate of people with disabilities by making it illegal to practice discrimination against individuals who happen to have a disability. The October 1994 - January 1995 survey data confirm that employment, while gradually increasing, continues to be a problem for people with disabilities. ABOUT 1 IN 5 AMERICANS HAVE some kind of disability, and 1 in 10 have a sever...
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MACIL | Minnesota Association of Centers For Independent Living | Legislative Alerts
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There are no legislative alerts at this time . Please check back periodically. Check out these links for important budget and legislative information. Look up current budget information for the State of Minnesota, get current forecast, etc. Check on legislation and bill status, find out who represents you and how to contact them, check out schedules for daily orders of business and committees, etc. Office, ask questions, email requests for information, etc. 1309 East 40th Street. Hibbing, MN 55746.