Information & Referral

Consumers bring many inquiries to the Center that regard services we may not provide directly.  The Center maintains strong links within a local and statewide network of resources to assist consumers seeking specific information or services that are more efficiently provided by other agencies.  Issues regarding legal and medical services, job training, employment and housing, may be referred out to other agencies or resources in which the Center has sufficient confidence to serve the need of the consumer.

The Center’s role in providing our Information and Referral core service is to act as an advocate and resource on behalf of consumers.  We urge consumers to follow up on their own when we provide information or a referral, since that is a significant part of the ethic of independent self-determination.

The Center uses the Internet to access information for everything from government benefits to medical supplies so that we can provide consumers with the most up to date information and resources available.  Please refer to the list of links below for a large variety of local, state, and government websites.

The Center for Independent Living does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over any website or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy of the information contained on the destination server.

• ADA Of SW Florida
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Division Of Vocational Rehabilitation
• The Brain Injury Association
• ADA Consultants
• Disability World
• Fair Housing:  Its YOUR RIGHT!
• The Freedom Forum
• MSN Health
• Spinal Cord Injury Network
• The Advocacy Center
• United Cerebral Palsy
• Access-Able Travel Source
• Americas Doctor
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Ashley’s Mom Inc.
• Florida Department of Transportation
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Florida Division of Blind Services
• Disability Info.Gov
• Florida’s Community Traffic Safety Teams
• Independent Living Institute
• Source Healthcare Systems
• The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel
• Spinelife.com
• The Access Board
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
• The Florida Legislature
• Florida Department of Labor
• The Florida Senate
• The National Mail Voter Registration Form
• The National Organization on Disability
• Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
• Community Transportation Services Federal News
• Half the Planet – Disability Resource
• Access Aloha Travel
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• University of South Florida
• Narrative Television Network