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To Empower and Develop Leadership and Independence Our Mission Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA) is a cross-disability, consumer driven organization in Lane County, Oregon. Our goal is to help people with disabilities achieve as much choice, access, inclusion and independence as possible. LILA is a Center for Independent Living (CIL), guided by the Independent Living philosophy. We believe that everyone should be as self-sufficient as possible. Who We Are LILA offers five (5) core services which are essential to the efforts of people with disabilities to live independently; (1) Information and Referral, (2) Independent Living (IL) Skills Training, (3) Peer Counseling, (4) Advocacy, (5) Transition to Independent Living. What We Do We provide a range of programs aimed at providing services and resources to people with disabilities so they can achieve as much choice, access, inclusion and independence as possible. We invite you to learn more about the many programs LILA offers. Our Programs For further information please contact LILA. Phone: 541-607-7020 Email: lila@lilaoregon.org LILA is open 10am - 2pm, Monday - Thursday Get Involved Who We Are LILA is a Center for Independent Living (CIL), guided by the Independent Living philosophy, that everyone should be a self- sufficient as possible. LILA offers services by peers with disabilities who support, advocate and demonstrate independence. LILA’s professional staff and their lived experience help others overcome (disability) barriers. Our primary mission is to foster the independence of people with disabilities, including taking responsibility for personal choices. In addition, we promote full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life, and equal access for people with disabilities to the public facilities, programs and opportunities available to non-disabled peers. What We Do LILA offers five (5) core services which are essential to the efforts of people with disabilities to live independently; (1) Information and Referral, (2) Independent Living (IL) Skills Training, (3) Peer Counseling, (4) Advocacy, (5) Transition to Independent Living. Information and Referral LILA maintains extensive resource information on numerous disability related topics that might include housing, transportation, legislation, laws, adaptive equipment, employment opportunities, support groups, and lists of contacts in other service organizations and agencies. Learn more Independent Living (IL) Skills LILA provides training and instruction to assist individuals to gain skills, such as using transportation systems, managing budgets, using adaptive equipment, making good decisions, job skills, grooming, and many other subjects. Learn more Peer Counseling LILA offers opportunities for persons with disabilities to meet with other persons who experience disabilities, with the goal of allowing these “peers” to explore options, problem-solve situations, discuss how to adjust, and provide support about the challenges of living with a disability. Learn more Advocacy LILA provides two types of advocacy. We assist persons with disabilities to obtain the necessary support services and accommodations from other agencies and individuals in the community. This is individual advocacy. In this process, consumers learn how to advocate for themselves. We also work with communities and organizations to initiate changes within communities, agencies, businesses, government entities, etc. to promote activities that will create a more accessible and inclusive environment for persons with disabilities to live more independently. This is systems advocacy. Learn more Transition to Independent Living LILA assists individuals with disabilities to: Transition from nursing homes into the community Remain in the community rather than be institutionalized Transition from secondary education to post-secondary life Transition from school to employment Learn more Our Programs We provide a range of programs aimed at providing services and resources to people with disabilities so they can achieve as much choice, access, inclusion and independence as possible We invite you to learn more about the many programs LILA offers. Disability Navigator Program 1) Assist consumers to use available job readiness resources 2) Provide information and referrals to programs, services, and resources 3) Help consumers understand Social Security and other benefits, and the effect of employment on benefits. Learn more LILA Accessible Mental Health Program Through a referral from a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, LILA offers one-on-one counseling, life coaching, and classes, such as Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Disability Management, and Assertiveness Training. Learn more Peer Support Club Provides mental health survivors with a safe place to gather for socialization, an opportunity for peer support, and various classes, groups, and activities that lead to greater self-sufficiency, self-expression, and personal growth. Located at 990 Oak Street (corner of 10th & Oak). Learn more Social Security Administration Services Are you contemplating applying for SSI/SSDI Benefits? Do you know if you are eligible? Are you unsure what to do next? Call and leave a message with your contact information, indicating SSA services are required. There is usually a 3-4 week wait list. Learn more True North Provides peer-delivered, recovery-oriented support services for anyone identifying as having a mental health challenge or seeking support in accomplishing their life goals surrounding recovery. Learn more Work Incentives Network (WIN) Program Benefits counseling for consumers with disabilities. Information to help understand what impact returning to work may have on benefits. The first step is to contact the WIN Help Desk on 800-661-2571. Learn more Get Involved WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT To Make an Appointment - Contact LILA directly: Phone: 541-607-7020 and speak to our Receptionist or leave a voicemail message. Email: lila@lilaoregon.org Or stop by LILA in-person to make an appointment. Please provide your name, phone number and/or email address and the reason you are calling (what do you need help with). We currently have a 3-4 week wait list for an appointment for most services. LILA Main Office Hours of Operation are Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and an appointment is necessary. About LILA Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA) is a non-residential, consumer-controlled organization serving people with physical, mental, cognitive, and sensory disabilities in Lane County, Oregon. Contact LILA 20 East 13th Ave Eugene, Oregon 97401 Phone: 541-607-7020 Website: www.lilaoregon.org Email: lila@lilaoregon.org

Contact Us Address 20 East 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 Open Hours Mon - Thur: 10am - 2pm Contact Phone: 541-607-7020 Email: lila@lilaoregon.org We are located at 13th and Willamette. We are across from Buffalo Exchange and the Downtown Fire Station. Bus routes serving the stop in front of 13th are 28, 81, 82, 92, and 98. For the LTD bus schedules, click here . Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA) Executive Director – Sheila Thomas Board of Directors President – Mark Roberts Vice President – Pat Hoover Secretary – Dave Tobin Treasurer – Vacant Member – Marta Barclay Member – Pat Franck Member – Rick Harder *Board meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month, at 1:30 pm. If you are interested in becoming a Board Member, please contact LILA

LILA Programs LILA is a cross-disability, consumer-driven resource, and advocacy center. Our goal is to help people with disabilities achieve as much choice, access, inclusion, and independence as possible. We invite you to learn more about the many programs LILA offers. Working together, we can break down societal barriers so that all people with disabilities are free to fulfill their potential. Disability Navigator Program Disability Navigator Program Disability Navigators: 1) Assist consumers to use available job readiness resources 2) Provide information and referrals to programs, services, and resources 3) Help consumers understand Social Security and other benefits, and the effect of employment on benefits. LILA Accessible Mental Health Program LILA Accessible Mental Health Program Through a referral from a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, LILA offers one-on-one counseling, life coaching, and classes, such as Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Disability Management, and Assertiveness Training. LILA Peer Support Club Provides mental health survivors with a safe place to gather for socialization, an opportunity for peer support, and various classes, groups, and activities that lead to greater self-sufficiency, self-expression, and personal growth. Located at 990 Oak Street (corner of 10th & Oak). Visit the Peer Support Club's Facebook page or scan the QR code for further information. Learn more Social Security Administration (SSA) Services Are you thinking about applying for SSI/SSDI Benefits? Do you know if you are eligible? Are you unsure what to do next? Come attend our monthly SSI/SSDI info session every first Tuesday of the month at 11AM! Reserve your spot by calling LILA at (541) 607-7020 . Social Security Administration (SSA) Services True North Program Provides peer-delivered, recovery-oriented support services for anyone identifying as having a mental health challenge or seeking support in accomplishing their life goals surrounding recovery. Learn more Work Incentives Network (WIN) Work Incentives Network (WIN) Benefits counseling for consumers with disabilities. Information to help understand what impact returning to work may have on benefits. The first step is to contact the WIN Help Desk on 800-661-2571.

Peer Support Club The LILA Peer Support Club (a recovery-based mental health drop-in center) located at 990 Oak Street, Eugene is open Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. It is staffed 100% by peers. Our aim is to have a safe gathering place where people can come to socialize and access resources. We offer recovery-based groups and workshops for members looking to gain, regain, improve, or support life skills that lead to more independence. Members (18 years or older) may also choose to assume leadership responsibilities at the club. It is a peer-run center, where members are equals. Members discuss and vote on planned activities, classes, groups, rules, etc. Application for membership is required. Members give tours and introduce visitors to other members. Membership is free! The Club is a place where respect and inclusion are taken seriously. Members listen to one another and offer acceptance, friendship, information, and support. The Club is a safe haven, emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Attendance and participation are entirely voluntary. Members are free to come and go, free to choose how to spend their time, and free to determine their own level of participation and interaction. The Club is also a place of hope and focuses on members' strengths and abilities. Members are encouraged to move toward independence and renewed meaning and purpose in life. "Lila Peer Support Club is a safe gathering place and resource center serving a membership of consumers within the mental health system as well as their supporters and advocates." - Club Member Club Amenities include: Computer Stations Café-like eating area Complimentary coffee Large Screen TV Book & Media Library Performance Platform Video Games and Wii Puzzles, Cards, Board Games Club Activities and Groups include: Arts & Crafts Meditation Cooking Class Karaoke Table Tennis Support Groups Field Trips Click here for further information We Welcome Newcomers! If you or someone you know is interested in our club contact us: Phone: 541.636.3107 Email: psc@lilaoregon.org Or visit the Peer Support Club's Facebook page OR scan the QR code.

LILA Services Information and Referral (I&R) Information and Referral (I&R) LILA maintains extensive resource information on numerous disability-related topics that might include housing, transportation, legislation, laws, adaptive equipment, employment opportunities, support groups, and lists of contacts in other service organizations and agencies. ADA Program Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination. Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life. Although, a good point to remember is that the ADA is not about special treatment; rather, it is about offering equal access to participate in one’s community. LILA is not an ADA enforcement agency and we are unable to provide ADA advocacy services. The information and materials provided by LILA are intended solely as informal guidance and are not a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities. LILA staff will respond to ADA questions or concerns through research, information, and referral. Call or email with your ADA questions or concerns. - ada.gov IL Skills Training Independent Living (IL) Skills Training LILA provides training and instruction to assist individuals to gain skills, such as using transportation systems, managing budgets, using adaptive equipment, making good decisions, job skills, grooming, and many other subjects. Peer Counseling Peer Counseling LILA offers opportunities for people with disabilities to meet with other people who experience disabilities, with the goal of allowing these “peers” to explore options, problem-solve situations, discuss how to adjust, and provide support about the challenges of living with a disability. Advocacy Advocacy LILA provides two types of advocacy. We assist people with disabilities to obtain the necessary support services and accommodations from other agencies and individuals in the community. This is individual advocacy. In this process, consumers learn self-advocacy skills. We also work with communities and organizations to initiate changes within communities, agencies, businesses, government entities, etc. to promote activities that will create a more accessible and inclusive environment for people with disabilities to live more independently. This is systems advocacy. Transition to Independent Living Transition to Independent Living LILA assists individuals with disabilities, via skills training, mentoring, and help gaining needed support, to: transition from nursing homes or foster homes into the community remain in the community rather than be institutionalized transition from secondary education to post-secondary life transition from school to employment

About LILA To Empower & Develop Leadership and Independence LILA is a cross-disability, consumer-driven organization serving people with physical, mental, cognitive, and sensory disabilities in Lane County, Oregon. LILA addresses the significant accessibility, housing, employment, civil rights, voting rights, recreational, and other issues faced by community residents with disabilities. Our goal is to help people with disabilities achieve as much choice, access, inclusion, and independence as possible. LILA has had a long history of assisting and advocating for people with disabilities in Lane County. Learn more about our history. We invite you to learn more about the many programs LILA offers and to consider becoming a voting member of LILA. Working together, we can break down societal barriers so that all people with disabilities are free to fulfill their potential. Address 20 East 13th Ave Eugene, Oregon 97401 Phone 541-607-7020 Email lila@lilaoregon.org *LILA is located across from Buffalo Exchange and the downtown fire station.

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LILA History Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA) grew out of an important historical movement. Throughout time, people with disabilities have faced many barriers to fulfilling their potential. Society has often looked down on them, attempted to shut them away, designed structures and spaces that served only able-bodied people, and assumed those with disabilities couldn’t make decisions for themselves. Following the model of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, people with disabilities began to organize. They developed a philosophy that said people with disabilities deserve to live with as much choice, access, and inclusion as possible. Their efforts became known as the Independent Living Movement. Post Civil Rights Movement A popular rallying cry of the Independent Living (IL) Movement was and is “Nothing about us without us!” Too often, services for people with disabilities were developed and administered by the able-bodied. Service providers often saw consumers as “the needy” rather than peers with the potential to be self-sufficient. What was missing were service organizations run by and for people with disabilities, where peers and role models could show the way to a more independent and fulfilling life. Independent Living (IL) Movement The IL Movement achieved a major step towards this goal with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Act provided a framework for the creation of Centers for Independent Living (CILs). A CIL is a private non-profit organization that assists people with disabilities to gain independence, access and inclusion in society. For an organization to be a certified CIL, a majority of their staff and board must be people with disabilities. Through persistent effort, the IL Movement gained other victories, such as the passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At a local level, CILs began springing up in hundreds of communities across the nation. Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 In 2001, a small group of Lane County residents with disabilities began meeting to discuss forming a Lane County CIL. With the help of St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County , LILA secured some initial seed funding from the state. In 2002, LILA achieved official certification as a CIL and opened up an office in the Atrium building in downtown Eugene. We got busy providing free information and referral to consumers in need of disability-related services. A partnership was developed with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (OVRS) to provide peer mentoring to job seekers with disabilities. Leadership trainings were offered. We provided input to state government in making voting more accessible. Lane County Center for Independent Living (CIL) We also quickly found ourselves at the center of a local controversy: A sparkling new federal courthouse was being proposed, but without a ramp allowing people in wheelchairs to enter through the front doors with everyone else. Joining with other local advocates and partners such as the Register Guard , LILA was a persistent presence in the debate. Working together, our community made sure the new courthouse has a front entrance accessible to all. Community Access Amazing growth through alliances: Over the years, Lane Independent Living Alliance has assisted thousands of consumers to achieve greater independence, access and inclusion. We have accomplished this by forming many positive working relationships with organizations and individuals. OVRS contracted with LILA to provide employment readiness trainings in Lane County and in the Salem area. In 2006, Lane Workforce Partnership contracted with LILA to be the “Disability Navigator” at our local one-stop employment center. In 2007, LILA became the statewide ADA trainer through a grant from the Northwest ADA Center in Seattle. Growth In partnership with the Northwest ADA Center, LILA began piloting the BluePath program to promote businesses committed to accessibility. Governor Kulongoski recognized our program by proclaiming October 1, 2009 “Blue Path to Accessible Business Day”. Secretary of State Kate Brown traveled to Eugene to join with Mayor Kitty Piercy in helping induct our twenty-one charter BluePath business members . On January 1, 2010, in partnership with Lane County, LILA began operating a new social and learning center for mental health consumers, the LILA Peer Support Club. In 2010, we helped host the state annual disability Megaconference , held that year at the Eugene Hilton Hotel, and continued to do so for a few more years. If you think LILA just doesn’t know when to quit…you’re right! 2009 And Beyond

True North LILA’s True North Program matches consumers who are experiencing a mental health disability with Peer Support Specialists to help consumers identify their goals and mentor them as they navigate their unique path toward recovery. Through their lived experience, a PSS (Peer Support Specialist) provides a unique opportunity to assist/support others on their own recovery journey. The Peer Recovery Model recognizes that we are all individuals and encourages people to find their own paths to healing and independence. Peer Support Specialists Consumers who self-identify with mental health disabilities and have limited natural supports. Program Eligibility Connects consumers one-on-one with a Peer Support Specialist (PSS) PSS and consumer will work together to determine needed types of services and goals, and how best to attain them Ongoing relationship with the consumer for as long as required by the consumer Telephone check-ins as needed for additional wellness support. Program Services PSS will also refer consumers to other LILA programs as needed (Benefits Planning, Housing Information, Social Security issues, Peer Support Club, Transportation, ADA issues). This program will work in concert with other LILA programs Keep in regular contact with PSS and show up to appointments Follow through on steps to attain goals Respect boundaries agreed to with PSS in the community Expectations of Consumer LILA services are at no cost to the consumer Call LILA at 541-607-7020 and leave a voicemail for the True North program, giving return contact information. A PSS will return the call as soon as possible to set up an initial appointment. Email lila@lilaoregon.org and request an initial appointment with the True North program, giving return contact information. Emotional support as well as access to community resources PSS will work with consumers to explore their priorities How to access True North Services