Center for Independent Living

Insight Enterprises, Peninsula Center for Independent Living, provides four basic core services to persons with disabilities: peer counseling, independent living skills training, information and referral and advocacy. Other services can include community education, technical assistance, Personal Assistance Services (PAS), recreational activities, equipment loan and more. Provides assistance in maintaining independence, technical assistance, peer counseling, and advocacy information.

Support groups are organized for individuals with disabilities who share common concerns. Centers for Independent Living, often referred to as "CILs" are non-residential places of action and coalition, where persons with disabilities learn empowerment and develop the skills necessary to make lifestyle choices. Centers provide services and advocacy to promote the leadership, independence, and productivity of people with disabilities. Centers work with both individuals as well as with the local communities to remove barriers to independence and ensure equality of persons with disabilities.

Services to the community include disability awareness, technical assistance regarding accessibility and legal issues, and general disability information.