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The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the success of children, youth and adults with disabilities at home, at school, at work and in the community.
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (CIL) is open from 9 AM – 5 PM Monday through Friday.
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Ann Arbor CIL’s Annual Gala Benefit & Auction |
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Be a Part of YOUR Future! |
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Let’s Work Together to Improve Attitudes! |
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Washtenaw Talent Exchange Newslteer July to August 2010 Read all about the fun events happening throughout the Summer here at the Ann Arbor CIL and learn more about ways that you can get involved by volunteering! If you have any questions or are interested in joining the Wasthenaw Talent Exchange, contact Melissa Sartori at melissa@aacil.org or 734.971.0277 ex 27. |
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Career Services Summer Calendar Check out our new Career Services Events for July and August. These includes topics and activities like:
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Ann Arbor CIL Begins Gathering Place Tours The Ann Arbor CIL is opening its doors to the general public, starting this month, to provide tours of its Gathering Place, located at 3941 Research Park Drive in Ann Arbor. Individuals are invited to come and learn more about the programs, activities, and services the Ann Arbor CIL offers, and the tremendous ways it makes a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities in our community every day. |
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NuStep’s Charitable Donation Makes an Impact Dick Sarns, NuStep’s CEO, donated a T5XR—a new exercise machine that enables people with disabilities to engage in exercise in revolutionary ways—to the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (Ann Arbor CIL) on December 15th 2009. Since the donation, the machine has been making an impact. Pete Plotchev, who has a spinal cord injury and uses the CIL’s weight room, states, “the NuStep is great. There isn’t another machine like it. As a paraplegic it’s really difficult to do cardio, but with the NuStep, I can do cardio. The whole gym here is completely accessible; I can get a full workout with weights and cardio. Not many gyms offer that.” |
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Bridging Academic and Community Models in Research: Unifying Our Voices Together the University of Michigan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living found ways of uniting the models and visions of both organizations. They worked through a process of training and collaborating that assisted in bringing the “U” in University to “you” in the Community. |
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Employers, Job-Seekers Team-Up At the Ann Arbor CIL’s career workshop, “8-Minute Advice,” job-seekers participated in a series of brief informational networking sessions to gain feedback and advice from volunteer advisors on topics such as resumes and cover letters, job search strategies, interview preparation, and networking. |
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Enhancing Community Awareness through Participatory Research A bold initiative took place in 2009 to raise awareness of disability issues in the Ann Arbor community, with a focus on accessibility;in arts and culture. An interdisciplinary committee of community partners (including Ann Arbor City council members, the Ann Arbor CIL and Arts Alliance) and academia (U-M Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the School of Public Health, and the OT Program Wayne State University) developed a 3 stage participatory action plan based on a methodology;of the World Health Organization. During the first stage (the needs assessment)a rich amount of data from 4 focus group sessions (managers of arts and culture organizations, consumers who have disabilities, caregivers and service providers, and other community stakeholders) were collected and analyzed. |
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AATA Bus Stops Here! The AATA bus stops here at the Ann Arbor CIL: 3941 Research Park Drive! The bus travels inbound to downtown Ann Arbor. It will arrive at the AACIL at :12 and :42 of each daytime service hour and at :12 of each evening and weekend service hour; check the route map at route 6. If you have any questions please contact AATA at 996-0400 regarding bus times, at 973-6500 for comments, or www.theride.org to plan your bus trip online. You may also contact Carolyn Grawi at the AACIL at cgrawi@aacil.org if further assistance is needed. |
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Video Feature! Many Ways of Doing Art – Clay Class This fall the Ann Arbor CIL brought individuals with disabilities in our community and University of Michigan Art & Design students together for a collaborative and enriching art program highlighting the many ways for sculpting clay and the talents that individuals with different abilities bring to art. The winter session of Many Ways of Doing Art – Clay Class will begin on January 25! Click here to see a video of the fall session’s final exhibit and celebration. |
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Access Magazine Is Here! The 2010 Annual Edition of Access Magazine hit newsstands on Sunday, December 6th. In this, our 20th Annual Edition, we are proud to share the stories of 16 of the individuals we served during the past year. For more information on Access Magazine and Resource Directory, or to obtain a copy, contact tom@aacil.org. Note: If Access Magazine was not in your copy of the AnnArbor.com print edition newspaper on Sunday, December 6, please contact tom@aacil.org. Click here to view this edition and past issues of Access Magazine. |
| Online Donation Now Available The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living is now able to accept donations on our website through Network for Good. As always, your donations are tax-deductible and you will receive a receipt from Network for Good after you donate. With your donations, the Center will be able to continue and expand its work with the disability community. Thank you! |
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