CCCIL's Services
The Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL) is a private, non-profit organization, led by persons with disabilities whose purpose is to advance the civil rights and independent living opportunities of all people with disabilities living on the Central Coast.
CCCIL assists the traditionally underserved mono-lingual Spanish speaking people with disabilities.
CCCIL helps people with disabilities gain access to services, programs, benefits and information. The services CCCIL offers include:
- Information and Referral: Information on a wide range of topics related to disability. CCCIL connects people to other services providers, and is a resource for other community agencies that wish to enhance the accessibility of their services for people with a variety of disabilities.
- Advocacy: Assistance to persons with disabilities in gaining access to financial and medical benefits and to other services for which they may be eligible.
- Housing Assistance: Self-advocacy training on how to look for accessible, affordable and available housing and on how to remove architectural barriers.
- Personal Assistance Services: Guidance regarding programs, rights and procedures; personal assistant recruitment; hiring and management; registry/referral information.
- Peer Support: Ongoing peer support activities, as well as guidance and encouragement provided by CCCIL staff with disabilities to assist consumers in developing, clarifying and achieving their independent living goals.
- Independent Living Skills Training: Workshops, networking meetings and individualized sessions aimed at developing the social and organizational skills needed to live more independently.
- Systems Change: CCCIL's Board, staff and volunteers advocate with private and governmental entities to increase access to community services, improve quality of services, increase availability of low cost, accessible housing and expand awareness of and compliance with legislation which protects the rights of people with disabilities.
- Assistive Technology: CCCIL staff assist in increasing, maintaining or improving the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities through technical assistance and equipment education.
- Health Care Advocacy Services: Assistance with health insurance issues, including private insurance and managed care.
CCCIL's services are provided free of charge in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.