Independent Living Services | PACE Center for Independent Living
301 South Vine Street, Suite 211, Urbana, IL 61801
Eligibility
Required documents
Voice - Main Phone
Voice - TTY
Application process
Call or email for information
Fees
None; $35.00 membership is required for equipment loan, which can be waived in financial hardship
Service area
Champaign County, IL
Douglas County, IL
Edgar County, IL
Piatt County, IL
Vermilion County, IL
Description
Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).
- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).
- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).
- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).
- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.
- Independent Living Needs Assessment.
- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.
- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).
- PACE Presentations.
- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.
Providing organization
PACE Center for Independent Living
Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence.