National Council on Independent Living

How Centers for Independent Living Can Access Support from the CARES Act and Small Business Administration
2020-04-08 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit)
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The purpose of the webinar is to learn more about the programs and initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security (Cares) Act that will be available from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist business owners. Centers for Independent Living are eligible for support and we want to share the details with you. This call will be led by Cissy Proctor and Hector Barreto of LSN Partners, a Global Consulting Firm.

You won’t want to miss this important webinar! Sign-up today!

Registration Fee: This event is free-of-charge. Registration must be completed by 10:30 a.m. Eastern on April 8, 2020.

Your Presenters

Cissy Proctor, oversees LSN’s economic development and incentive practice. Cissy joined LSN after serving as Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the State agency responsible for providing assistance to workers, businesses and communities under blue skies and in the wake of disasters. Her understanding of economic relief and development efforts across all levels of government, along with her extensive experience interfacing with Washington, is a significant resource to our firm and clients.

Hector V. Barreto, a Senior Advisor at LSN, previously served as U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator for five years. As SBA Administrator, Hector oversaw a loan portfolio in excess of $60 billion and managed the agency’s assistance to thousands of small businesses following disasters such as the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina. Given his unparalleled experience at the highest levels of the SBA, Hector’s expertise, especially in times like these, is invaluable to businesses.

This call is supported by Centene Corporation.

National Organizing Project
2020-04-01 13:00 - 14:00
The National Organizing Project (NOP) is a project of NCIL and ADAPT funded by the Ford Foundation. NOP began in 2018 and is now in its second round of funding, which runs through April 2020. The National Organizing Project aims to build the capacity of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and ADAPT chapters, combat institutionalization, and educate the public and legislators about community integration.

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Over the course of the grant, we will be developing new and updated resources that will be posted on this page. These include additional documents on community integration and related topics.

Archived webinar: Passing On What We Have Learned – Preserving Our History While Envisioning a More Inclusive Future

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Youth and CIL trainings:

An additional deliverable from this round of the grant includes training CILs and groups of youth on community integration and effective advocacy tactics. At the end of the grant period we will post an update from our Community Living Advocate about these efforts.

ADAPT Group Trainings:

We are pleased to announce the following grant awardees:

ADAPT of TX

Chicago, IL

Columbus, GA

DC-METRO ADAPT

Detroit, MI

Desert ADAPT

Gulf Coast ADAPT

Kansas ADAPT

Montana ADAPT

Savannah, GA

See the resources developed during the first round of the NOP grant.

The Art of Negotiation: Closing the Deal
2019-03-19 15:00 - 16:00
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The National Organizing Project Presents: A Teleconference and Webinar

Negotiation is often referred to as an art form because there are many creative, nuanced ways of getting to your end goal: closing the deal.

This webinar / teleconference will highlight some techniques and explore some creative ways of getting at the compromise that allows for a win-win situation.

Target Audience: This presentation is open to all CIL and SILC staff members, directors, board members, and all other interested parties. All are encouraged to attend.

Registration Fee: This presentation is free for NCIL members to attend and $25 for non-members, but we do need you to register prior to the event.

Learning Objectives:

How to research your opponent

How to package your agenda

When and how to compromise

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Dawn Russell is an organizer in Denver, Colorado, the home of ADAPT. She is also a board member for the Atlantis Community. Dawn and Gang have their entire Delegation as Cosponsors of the Disability Integration Act (S117/HR555). Senator Gardner was the first Republican on the Senate bill.

Candace Coleman, a black disabled woman from the South Side of Chicago, is the Racial Justice Community Organizer at Access Living. She works closely with disabled people affected by the criminal justice system to spearhead community organizing around the intersection of racial and disability justice. She has spoken around the country, and her pioneering work has been featured in recent news stories by the BBC, WBEZ, Newsy, and The Chicago Defender. She was named ADAPT Woman of the Year in 2018, 35 Under 35 by Chicago Scholars in 2017, served as Master of Ceremonies for the Chicago Disability Pride Parade in 2014 – 2017, and received the Van Heck award for outstanding leadership and service in the disability community.

Advocacy – We CAN Do It!
2019-03-13 15:00 - 16:00
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The National Organizing Project Presents… A Teleconference and Webinar: Advocacy – We CAN Do It!

March 13, 2019 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern

Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy! Several of the CIL Core Services are all about advocacy, but are we succeeding? Are we making the most of the resources we have to make the changes we need?

Confused about what funding stream you can use to do what work? Don’t know where the line is? Unsure of where the line between lobbying and advocacy is, and therefore not going near it?

Well, have we got the teleconference / webinar for you!

Join us as we cut through the seemingly complicated maze of rules and explore with us as we think creatively about achieving our core services goals, using the resources available to us.

Target Audience: This presentation is open to all CIL and SILC staff members, directors, and board members and all are encouraged to attend.

Registration Fee: This presentation is free for NCIL members, and $25 for non-members to attend, but we do need you to register prior to the event. Registrations must be received before Noon Eastern on March 13.

Learning Objectives:

Learn what activities a CIL/SILC/non-profit can do with what type of funding

Learn about how one CIL has begun to engage participants in advocacy skill building and activities

Learn the difference between advocating and lobbying

Learn to provide the core services while complying with relevant restrictions

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Kimberly Tissot proudly serves as the Executive Director of Able SC where she guides the staff in applying the philosophy of Independent Living to real situations. Kimberly believes in the value of individualized and community-based empowerment as she wants people to recognize their full potential. Kimberly became a self-advocate at an early age, after having her leg amputated from a rare childhood cancer. Kimberly began deciding her style of mobility, becoming the first soccer player with a disability in her town, and speaking up anytime she was treated differently. Kimberly has years of experience advocating for disability inclusion on a local, state and federal level, and also internationally! She also led the efforts of passing groundbreaking legislation, SC Persons with Disabilities Right to Parent Act in 2017. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development from Boston University, Wheelock College of Education and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina. In 2018, Kimberly was recognized as The State’s “20 under 40” Leaders. Her special interests include: parenting with a disability, leadership, youth transition and disability awareness.

Renee Sluzalis began her career within CIL’s in 1999 where she started as an IL Specialist, advanced to Statewide Action Team Community Organizer (SWATCO) and later became the Program Manager. Ultimately Renee became the CEO of The Center for Independent Living North Central Pennsylvania / Roads to Freedom.

Renee moved to Florida 4 years ago and is currently the Regional Director for CILGC which is a satellite office of Broward County CIL on the east coast of Florida. Systemic advocacy is a natural part of Renee’s PA roots!
