Independent Living Centers (ILC) are private, non-profit, consumer-run, community-based agencies providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. An ILC’s goal is twofold: to create opportunities for independence, and to help individuals to gain the best level of independent functioning within their communities. The eleven ILCs in Massachusetts provide a range of services, which include information and referral, personal care attendants, housing, transportation, educational, vocational, equipment, communication, legal and social/recreational.
- Boston Center for Independent Living - BCIL
Boston / 617-338-6665 - Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled - CORD
Hyannis / 508-775-8300 or 800-541-0282 - Center for Living and Working (CLW)
Worcester / 508-798-0350 - Disability Resource Center
Salem / 978-741-0077 - Independence Associates
East Bridgewater / 508-583-2166 or 800-649-5568 - Metrowest Center for Independent Living
Framingham / 508-875-7853 - Northeast Independent Living Program
Lawrence / 800-845-6457 or 978-687-4288 - Southeast Center for Independent Living - SCIL
Fall River / 508-679-9210 - Stavros
Amherst / 800-804-1899 or 413-256-0473
