On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET the second Minority Youth and Centers for Independent Living (MY-CIL) project webinar was held.
This MY-CIL webinar highlighted findings from three focus groups held with out-of-school youth from minority backgrounds. Youth participants and CIL staff discussed recommendations and strategies for improving CIL services for youth with disabilities from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
CILs are community-based organizations for people with disabilities that are designed and operated by people with disabilities. CILs empower people with disabilities to make their own choices about the things that affect their lives. The amended Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires CILs to provide five core services:
- Information and referral
- Independent living skills training
- Peer support and mentoring
- Individual and systems advocacy
- Transition services
