Membership Applications:

• Individual or Youth Membership Application
  
  
• CIL or SILC Membership Application
  
  
• Organizations' Membership Application

Benefits of Membership:

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• Members Bulletin Board

One Voice: NCIL successfully advocates on Capitol Hill to enact Independent Living Priorities at the Federal Level.

The collective power of NCIL is charging communities, states, the country and             the world.  May the voices of people with disabilities continue to unite!
            Judy Heumann, D.C. Department of Disability Services

Voting Rights:  Members elect the Board of Directors and control the policies that govern our day-to-day and long-term objectives, ensuring our focus remains on the priorities of the advocates we serve.  Join today and help set NCIL’s priorities in leading the Independent Living Movement forward!

Individual members have the exclusive opportunity to join our legislative committees, which focus on Civil Rights, Employment, Ending the Institutional Bias, Independent Living Funding, and other important issues.

Our dreams for NCIL have been realized by the thousands of people who have            nurtured it and kept it strong.  Our work is not done but our souls are united in            the struggle for justice. Marca Bristo, Access Living-Chicago, IL

Annual Conference: Every year, advocates from across the nation converge in Washington, D.C. to discuss emerging issues, network, and participate in the national Independent Living Movement. Members meet personally with national legislators and IL Leaders to enact change at the federal level.  The week-long event is culminated in a March to and Rally at the United States Capitol! 

Training and Technical Assistance: Year-round, NCIL provides training at the local and national levels on Independent Living issues of priority to the disability community, with deep discounts for our membership.

My long time membership has proved an exceptional opportunity to network,            present a united front in national initiatives, and advocate as a coalition for            system change! Charlotte Stewart, REACH Resource CILs–Dallas, TX

Information:

Action Alerts: Members receive the timely information they need to act quickly on critical issues through our Action Alert email system!

Weekly Advocacy Monitor: Straight from Washington, the WhAM! is your source for up-to-date news on the legislative and policy priorities that matter to you most!  Our weekly advocacy-oriented newsletter contains news with specific information on how to make the most of your advocacy efforts. 

Independence Today: Bi-monthly, NCIL explores issues in-depth in the only national publication focusing entirely on the Independent Living Movement.

It's just wonderful to be with folks who have fought so long and so hard and             passionately for civil rights and justice for people with disabilities.  My friends,             the fight goes on! Senator Tom Harkin

Exclusive Independent Living-focused Insurance Plans:  With our exclusive insurance plans, members can access affordable comprehensive coverage.  Through Babb, Inc., NCIL offers Directors and Officers Liability, Property and Casualty, and Group Life and Long-Term Disability insurance plans.   

New This Year! Flexible Spending Accounts: tax-deferred plans that allow employees to redirect a portion of their income to cover out-of-pocket medical care.

NCIL has done so much, don't stop now.  Never stop.  I am so proud of you. 
            Max Starkloff, Paraquad-St. Louis, MO