Independent Living Services
What is Independent Living Services (IL)?
UW Employment Program now offers independent living (IL) services. IL services help our clients learn how to manage disability issues that may impact their ability to work. Our IL services include:
IL Evaluations
IL Work-Related Systems Access
Skills Training
Evaluations
UWEP offers two IL evaluations: comprehensive and partial. Comprehensive Il evaluations assess all 10 IL topic areas while partial evaluations assess only five. These topic areas include:
Disability
Residential Issues
Community Mobility
Financial Issues
Home Management Issues
Social Skills Support Systems
Communication
Self-care
Education
Employment
IL Work-Related Systems Access
Skills Training
Skills training services assist clients in functioning independently by developing skills to navigate or eliminate barriers to employment. These services focus on developing the skills necessary for:
Using Transportation Services
Decision Making
Money Management
Communication
Organizational Abilities
Interpersonal and Social Relationships
Time Management
Self-advocacy
Accessing Community Resources and Benefit Programs
Attendant Management
Self-care and Self-protection