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Disability Network asks legislature to sustain $19.7 million and add $6 million for Centers for Independent Living
Summary
The executive director of Disability Network Michigan told the House appropriations subcommittee that the state's 15 Centers for Independent Living provide core services statewide and requested the governor's proposed $19.7 million be continued for FY26, plus an additional $6 million to expand services in underserved areas.
Terry Langley, executive director of Disability Network Michigan, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity that Centers for Independent Living (CILs) provide five federally required, community‑based services and requested continued and additional state funding for FY26.
"Centers for Independent Living are non residential, consumer driven, community based disability organizations, and they promote independence and self determination for people with disabilities," Langley said. She noted CILs are required by federal law to have people with disabilities in decision‑making roles and that the network operates 15 centers covering all 83 Michigan…
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