is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit, Center for Independent Living. We work with people of all ages and disabilities to locate services and eliminate physical and philosophical barriers so living independently is a reality for all. Independent Connection serves nine Kansas counties: Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic, and Saline. The term Center for Independent Living means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, non-residential, private non-profit agency that is designed and mostly operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services. Centers for Independent Living are unique to all other service agencies because the majority of the staff are people with disabilities. We have created a system that is simple, you call and we meet with you (here in the office, out in the community, or in your home). You choose how much we are involved. is funded in part through Rehabilitation Services, the state vocational rehabilitation agency in Kansas. Grant Funding was comprised of State General Funds and Federal Funds. Federal funds are authorized under PL 105-220 VII Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Program Title: Independent Living - State Grants. CFDA/Subprogram No. 93.369. The contents and or events of Independent Connection, Inc's programs do not necessarily represent the policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and or Kansas Department of Rehabilitation Services, and you should not assume endorsement by the State or Federal Government.
