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Causes: Health, Home Health Care
Mission: To ensure that all texans with disabilities have access to quality independent living services by providing a framework for service delivery. The silc upholds the principles of the independent living movement: peer support, self-help, self-determination, equality and positive systemic change.
Programs: In general, the organization is tasked with partnering, developing, and monitoring a comprehensive state plan that develops goals and funding for independent living services in texas. Other roles are systems advocacy, education of the public regarding disability-related topics, and establishing a provision of technical assistance concerning the independent living philosophy and approach.