"Advancing Your Abilities Toward Independence"

The Adaptables - Center for Independent Living
Proudly serving Davidson, Davis, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties

Make a Difference

Support someone's transition to independence.

Who are The Adaptables?

The Adaptables are a Center For Independent Living also called a CIL.

The term center for independent living (CIL) means that we are consumer controlled, community-based, cross disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services.

Centers for Independent Living were created by U.S. Congress in Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; today there are more than 400 CILS throughout the United States, funded with both public and private resources. The core values of independent living are dignity, peer support, consumer control, civil rights, integration, equal access, and advocacy.

Our Services

Advocacy

Consumers are taught to be self-advocates who understand their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Advocacy involves both system and community changges as well as individual issues.

Peer Support & Counseling

Staff members with disabilities act as role models assisting people with disabilities in reaching their independent living goals.

Independent Living Skills Training

The Adaptables staff will work with you in learning new skills such as budgeting, money management, use of public transportation, and any other skills needed to live independently.

Information & Referral

The Adaptables CIL provides information related to independent living and referrals to local service providers.

Nursing Home Transitions and Diversions

The Adaptables educate people with disabilities about their choices for community-based living.

Youth Transitions

The Adaptables provides guidance and support for successful transition for young persons with disabilities from the school environment to individual educational, employment, recreational and housing goals.