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State independent-living council outlines housing, health-care, workforce gaps in statewide needs assessment
Summary
Mel Levitan, executive director of the Idaho State Independent Living Council, presented the council’s three-year plan and 2022–23 statewide needs assessment, telling the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that housing accessibility, health-care access and workforce shortages are central concerns for Idahoans with disabilities.
Mel Levitan, executive director of the Idaho State Independent Living Council (SILC), told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that the council’s statewide needs assessment identified housing affordability and accessibility, access to health care, and workforce shortages as the top concerns for Idahoans with disabilities.
"The Idaho State Independent Living Council or SILC actively engages in statewide activities that assist in providing Idahoans with disabilities a greater voice," Levitan said, describing the council’s role in coordinating with centers for independent living and state agencies. He said the council is volunteer-led, with 17 to 24 members and four ex officio agency representatives, and a staff of four, including a financial specialist who oversaw three audits with no findings.
The council collaborates with three centers for…
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