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CIL-NET & SILC-NET Present… A National Teleconference & Webinar: Know Your Resources — Orientation to the IL-NET and CIL-NET.org and SILC-NET.org

IL-NET Logo - CIL-NET + SILC-NETThe IL-NET program has operated since 1994 to support Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) with training and technical assistance on a wide variety of topics. IL-NET’s resources cover an expansive list of topics related to CILs and SILCs, from advocacy to financial management, and everything in between. The sheer quantity of material offered by the program can be overwhelming.

Please join us for this complimentary teleconference and webinar to learn what the IL-NET has to offer you. Staff from each of our partner organizations, ILRU, NCIL, APRIL, and Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities will walk you through the trainings and resources they offer and how you can best access them. You will learn about online trainings and materials that you can access right away, as well as training topics for 2019 that you can add to your calendar. Don’t miss this free event! 

Registration Fee: This event is free-of-charge.

Target Audience: Staff and Board of CILs, SILCs, and DSEs.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will have knowledge and resources that will enable them to:

  • Describe foundational elements of the IL-NET Training and Technical Assistance project, including history, funding, partners, and roles.
  • Describe the basic layout and navigation of the IL-NET pages of the ILRU website for ease in locating information.
  • Identify the wide array of training, resources, programs and services available to CILs, SILCs, DSEs, consumers, and other stakeholders.
  • Describe IL-NET’s national peer-to-peer mentoring program and technical and intensive support opportunities.

The IL-NET is a national training and technical assistance project for centers for independent living and statewide independent living councils. The IL-NET is operated by Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL), and Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities.

The IL-NET is supported by grant numbers 90ILTA0001 and 90ISTA0001 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.