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ILRU, founded in 1975, has a long history of providing research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, the Americans with Disabilities Act, home and community based services and health issues for people with disabilities.

Among our core areas of expertise are:

• Centers for Independent Living: Long a leader in the area of independent living, ILRU through the IL Net offers training and technical assistance to CILs and SILCs--a listing of centers and SILCs is also updated on a weekly basis
• Americans with Disabilities Act: The DBTAC Southwest ADA Center is one of ten Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers that provide technical assistance and training on the ADA
• Home and Community Based Services: Providing support to agencies and providers with training and publications
• Disability and Health Issues: As collaborators on the RRTC's in Health and Wellness and in Spinal Cord Injury and Exercise, ILRU provides education and training on these important topics

Disability911.org - Information on Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities - Recent updates on Hurricane Ike Resources

ILRU provides training and information dissemination in a number of ways including on-site and on-line training, Web casts and teleconferences. For information on the myriad of projects led by ILRU or to which we lend our expertise, visit our section on projects. For breaking news and useful information, visit What's New or join us on our discussion boards for the latest perspectives on important independent living, home and community based services, health and wellness, and other disability issues.