HARLEM INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER INC

Description

• Before May 1990, individuals with disabilities in Harlem and its surrounding areas were denied easy access to independent living services and programs provided elsewhere in the City of New York. Based on a commitment to provide access to Independent Living Services to these unserved and underserved individuals and to expand the system of independent living available to all New Yorkers, the Harlem Independent Living Center was incorporated on May 31, 1990.

The Center was initially organized under the guidance of individuals from the Harlem Hospital Center, the Building Bridges Rehabilitation Task Force, the office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) formally the New York State Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), and others. HILC was established pursuant to a US Rehabilitation Services Administration Title VII, Part B grant. ACCES-VR monitors and oversees the implementation of this grant to ensure its programs are responsive to consumer needs.