The Crockett Resource Center for Independent Living’s (CRCIL) Independent Living (IL) Services Program helps people with disabilities achieve greater independence in the home and community.

Person in wheelchair working at desk. It’s not just the very old—for a growing number of American adults, completing basic errands can be anything but a simple daily task. Each state can play an ...

JASON: OUR FINAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF 2022 WORKS TO TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. MEREDITH: THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOR ...

A new study examined disabilities and caregiving before and after older adults entered long-term care communities. The researchers found that people who went into nursing homes and assisted living ...

A young man with a disability is on a mission to educate others about the importance of independent living. Carson Covey has lived with cerebral palsy since birth. But it's never stopped him from ...

Jacinta Douglas is affiliated with the Summer Foundation through her Professorial role within the La Trobe University, Living with Disability, Summer Foundation Research Partnership. Di Winkler is the ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Due to cited safety concerns and inadequate staff training, United Counseling Service has until March to address the issues in its group living homes.

Foothold Technology examined CDC data to determine which states had the most residents with independent living disabilities in 2021, how that number has changed since 2016, and how states are helping ...