Honoring our Roots | Celebrating our Future. Disability Pride Event Recap
On July 29, 2023, CIL celebrated Disability Pride Month with a day of music, performance, disability rights and justice history, vendors, food, crafts, and kids activities. The event was a […]
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month: Asian Culture x Disability
May was Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, and we wanted to celebrate by learning more about how Asian culture impacts our AAPI disabled community members and staff. […]
Women’s History Month – Celebration of Our Amazing Women and Femme Staff and Those Who Inspire Us!
March is Women’s History Month, and we at TheCIL wanted to highlight our fantastic staff, their work in the community, and others that inspire them. When we think about the […]
Wildfire Awareness Month: TheCIL as an Disability Disaster Access & Resources Center (DDARC)
​​(Photo from CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/09/california-wildfires-turn-bay-area-skies-an-eerie-orange.html) The Center for Independent Living is proud to announce that we are an official Disability Disaster Access & Resources Center (DDARC), affiliated with the California Foundation […]
CIL’s Community Sustainable Habits Roundup
In celebration of Earth Month, CIL has rounded up various sustainable habits that our staff, a volunteer and a consumer do. We reflect on the accessibility of these habits, as […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By: Camiel Silvas and Emma Martin Content Warning: The blog post below mentions sexual assault, sexual violence, and ableism, although not in graphic or gratuitous detail. Introduction: April is Sexual […]
Residential Access: John & Devon’s Story
TheCIL’s Residential Access program is one of our most popular. Its goal is to make it more safe for people living in their homes, stay out of institutions, and age […]
Accelerate: Putting Young People On The Path To Success
In a bumpy year with many struggles and many setbacks, TheCIL’s college-to-career program, Accelerate, has been an overwhelming success. It exists to help recent, and future college graduates with disabilities […]
Happy 50th Anniversary to CIL!
Dear Disability Advocates and the CIL Community, Happy anniversary! March 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the Center for Independent Living (CIL), also known as TheCIL. Fifty […]
Youth Program Updates
Since bringing on two new youth program coordinators—Ash Alunan and Camiel Silvas—our youth programs at TheCIL have been coming up with some new and exciting things… MY-CIL Participation We are […]
