Great news! The CIL was just awarded a new grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation partnering with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, the University of Michigan, and manufacturer Q’Straint to install automated wheelchair securements in 10 area buses! We can’t wait to use these!! Read more here! https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620-479571–,00.html
On behalf of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living we would like to invite you to our Growing Forward – Spring Open House on June 6th from 4-7 pm at the Ann Arbor CIL. We have a new leadership team, new and innovative programming and a recent refresh of our building that we are excited to show our valued partners and supporters in our community. Enjoy refreshments while meeting our board and staff members, Alex Gossage our Interim… Join us June 6 for a Spring Open House
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living invites all high school seniors with disabilities to apply for the John Weir Academic Scholarship, named in honor of one of the Ann Arbor CIL founders. Applications are due Friday, April 6, 2018. One-time scholarships range from $200-$500. Eligible students for the John Weir Scholarship must: Be a high school senior graduating with the class of 2018; Have a significant disability of any kind – for example, physical,… 2018 John Weir Scholarship Applications Now Available
Good morning to all. Due to the icy weather and difficult road conditions the Ann Arbor CIL will be closed until 12pm today Friday, January 12th. Please refer to our website before heading into the CIL this afternoon in case our plans change. We wish you all a morning of warmth and safety. In addition, afternoon Art Class will be cancelled for the day as well.
It is with mixed emotions that the Ann Arbor CIL announces the departure of Carolyn Grawi from the Center. Carolyn has served as Executive Director since 2014, and prior to that served the Center as Vice President of Programs 2013-2014, and Director of Advocacy and Education 2005-2013. She will be leaving the Center to pursue a new opportunity in 2018. Over Carolyn’s more than 12 years of service at the Center, she has accomplished… Carolyn Grawi to Depart from the Ann Arbor CIL
Good morning to all. Due to the snowy weather and difficult road conditions the Ann Arbor CIL will be closed until 12pm today Thursday, December 14th. Please refer to our website before heading into the CIL this afternoon in case our plans change. We wish you all a morning of warmth and safety.
Open Enrollment on the Marketplace ends Friday, December 15 While it’s true that Medicaid is open year-round, there are many people who are just over the Medicaid cutoff. (A single person working full time at $9.00/hour is over the Medicaid cutoff.) Remember that Open Enrollment on the Marketplace this year is half the length of open enrollment last year. Last year, we had three months…this year, November 1-December 15. The Washtenaw Health Plan is open… Open Enrollment on the Marketplace ends Friday, December 15
Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) If you are new to Medicare, or perhaps need help enrolling or changing your current plans, MMAP services are available at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (www.aacil.org). MMAP is a free health-benefit counseling service provided to Michigan residents. The goal is to help Michigan’s Medicare beneficiaries find their way through the health benefits maze and better understand their health insurance and drug coverage options. If you would like individual… Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)
On Saturday, November 25, 2017 longtime Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living peer and advocate for disabilities rights, Maria Louisa Ann Kirchhoff, passed away. Maria will be remembered for the many lives she touched as a Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentor. The Ann Arbor CIL is thankful to have been part of Maria’s journey. To learn more about Maria, read her article in the 2003 edition of Access Magazine. For more on arrangements or to… The Ann Arbor CIL Remembers Longtime CIL Champion and Volunteer Maria Louisa Ann Kirchhoff
What helps you get outside of your home to do things in the community? What do your consumers need to do the same? Our team at the University of Kansas Research & Training Center on Independent Living is doing research to help people with physical disabilities be as involved in their communities as they would like to be. We think that LIVING in the community may be different from PARTICIPATING as an active and equal… Physical Disabilities Survey
