Welcome to Indiana Council on Independent Living

The Indiana Council on Independent Living, or ICOIL, was set up by federal and state law and is made up of people from different parts of Indiana.  The ICOIL members are also people of different backgrounds with different experiences.  It includes many people with disabilities and was formed to promote Independent Living and the philosophy of Independent Living that affects people with disabilities in Indiana.

ICOIL values the belief that people with disabilities should have the same civil rights, choices, options, and control over choices in their lives as do people without disabilities.  The Council does this through state planning to develop and expand independent living services and the independent living philosophy throughout the state.

The Council hopes this website provides useful information about ICOIL and Independent Living in Indiana.

public notice for April Public Hearing

The state plan committee is posting the draft of the State Plan for Independent Living to solicit input and comments. Comments/feedback will be accepted for the next 30 days. Please send them to Nancy Young at Nancy.Young@fssa.in.gov and be sure to put in the subject line comments for Draft SPIL. The committee met with the state to answer questions and explain the budget. The council operating budget may change slightly when the contract process for the ICOIL staff is finished. A public hearing will be held April 27, 2010 in Conference A at the Indiana Government Center from 1:00 to 3:00. This is an additional hearing since we participated in the VR/IL public hearing for input into the plan in the spring of 2009.

Patricia A. Stewart,Chair

Draft SPIL Update 3