The Whole Person

The Whole Person envisions a fully accessible community where opportunities and choices are not limited by disability. The Whole Person provides services to people with disabilities and their families and strives to help them identify and implement resources appropriate to their situation.

The Whole Person connects people with disabilities to the resources they need by supporting independent choice and advocating for positive change in the community.

We are a Center for Independent Living (CIL)

The term "center for independent living" means a consumer‑controlled, community‑based, cross‑disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services.

A CIL provides the following core services:

1. Independent Living Skills Training (Education on the many elements for a successful life in the community)
2. Individual and Systems Advocacy (Speaking out to pursue personal rights and in policy change)
3. Information and Referral (Helping people get the information they need to live independently)
4. Peer Support (Organizing social activities and meetings for a wide variety of disabilities)
5. Transition Services/Support (Bridging high school to college and/or work, and from institutionalization to independence)