The Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council
(MASILC) is a Governor appointed Council.
Members include persons who are knowledgeable about centers for independent living
and the services they provide. The Council was established by Executive Order No.373 of William F. Weld, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on September 26, 1994
The Council includes representation of individuals with a range of
physical and mental disabilities from the various geographic areas within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Council along with the Designated State Units (Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
and Massachusetts Commission for the
Blind) Jointly develops and submits the State Plans required in section 704 of the Rehab Act. It is also charged with monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating the implementation of the State Plan for Independent Living as well as Coordinating activities with the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council established
under section 105 and other State Councils that address the needs of specific
disability populations and issues under other federal laws. The goal of the Council is to
insure provision of community-based, consumer-controlled, cross-disability
services in compliance with requirements of the Title VII of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 and in accordance with Independent Living
Philosophy.
The SILC would like to introduce you to the Massachusetts Independent Living Alert Network (MILAN) list-serve. MILAN distributes various local, state and federal advocacy alerts. In addition, the network disperses educational materials for the benefit of citizens of the Commonwealth. Alerts are sent in the form of an email from the list moderator. Being a moderated list all items are checked for accuracy first before being sent out. This list contains no advertising and all messages are sent out in a fully accessible text format. Having updated, accurate information is critical for effective advocacy. Latest MILAN Posting, Past Alerts.
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