Friends; As all Vermonters have been affected by the devastating effects of Tropical Storm Irene, the VT SILC reaches out to all of its citizens, particularly those dealing with disabilities. The SILC, in partnership with VCIL, other disability organ

We just celebrated the 21st Anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act! Every day this act directly touches the lives of every person with a disability. It’s up to us to determine how this plays out in the future. To make an im

Two years ago, my son (who was 9 at the time) asked me a question that I found difficult to answer: “What do you do for your job anyway?” (Good question!). Well, I’d been in the communications business for a number of years and been privy to the late

Welcome, friends of independent living, to the VT Statewide Independent Living Council’s (SILC’s) blog page! We are proud to initiate and inaugurate such a resource to extol the virtues of and protect – indeed increase - access to independent, inclus