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1300 E 9th St Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310
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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC) is a grassroots, community agency founded in 1989 to encourage and empower individuals with disabilities to participate fully in family, community, and work life. We provide advocacy and services to people with all disabilities in 16 New Mexico counties.
As a consumer-controlled organization, people with disabilities comprise the majority of both our Board of Directors and our staff. ILRC is one of five Centers for Independent Living in New Mexico. Independent living philosophy promotes the full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in work, family, and community life. A commitment to dignity, freedom, and choice for people with disabilities drives the delivery of independent living services, programs, and activities.
INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES
ILRCÂ provides advocacy, independent living skills training, peer counseling, nursing home transition & diversion and youth transition, as well as information and referral regarding community-based services.
Housing
ILRCÂ provides information on the rights and responsibilities of a renter or buyer and explains affordable housing resources, including Section 8, Public Housing.
Benefits
ILRCÂ provides assistance with benefits applications and eligibility information, counseling on how benefits will be affected by employment, and support in appeals and fair hearings.
Education
ILRCÂ provides support obtaining equal and appropriate public education in school (K-12) or in a college or training program, as well as transition services from high school to college or community living.
Employment
ILRC provides assistance with obtaining DVR and other employment services, as well as information on employee rights and responsibilities, requesting reasonable accommodations, and filing discrimination complaints.
Personal attendant services
ILRC supports our consumers’ control over their own lives by providing assistance in accessing personal attendant services. Personal attendant services provide an essential support system allowing consumers to live in the environment of their choice and participate fully in their communities. This includes:
Being able to have a career and family;
Participating in community activities and recreational experiences;
Being able to live the lifestyle you choose;
Having the rights, privacy, and responsibilities of an adult; and
Maintaining your human dignity and personal autonomy
Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
ILRC assists eligible individuals to pay for home modifications, vehicle modifications, as well as computer technology and equipment to help maintain or improve independence. Our reliable team here at ILRC will make sure to help consumers seek the best options for them to avail of home and other technological modifications that they need.
ILRCÂ assists individuals who meet our income criteria and have a disability to pay for home or vehicle modifications, as well as computer technology and adaptive equipment to help maintain or improve independence. Our Technical Services Program can support you in living in your own home and participating in your local community. TSP is a funder of last resort after all other funding sources have been exhausted.
