Independent Living Skills - The Disability Network

What does independent living mean?

Independent living means that you are in charge of your own life. Independent living means that you live the kind of life you want to live in your community. It means that you choose and control your own supports and direct your own life. Independent living means that you are free to make decisions about your own lives instead of somebody else making decisions for you.

It doesn’t mean living alone or not having help.

You can figure out your support needs for the other things in your life, and for the things you want to do in the future.

List the supports you already have for whatever it is you want to do.

Then ask yourself, when I go to college/get a job/ move somewhere new, how am I going to get those supports?

What are new things I will need supports for?

How can we help you reach your Independent Living Goals? Check out some of our areas of service designed to increase Independent Living Skills.

TDN Connect: TDN Connect is our free and inclusive, health, recreation, and leisure programming. We offer multiple different activities and courses each month. We currently offer Chair Fitness, Music Therapy, Expressions! Art Class (prior registration required), and Meals for Reals cooking course (prior registration required).

Please contact Tara at tarah@disnetwork.org for more information or check out our events page for details on this month’s programming.

Group and Individual Counseling Services: Professional peer counseling with focus on assisting individuals in exploring feelings, barriers and goals related to disability and independent living goals. Both group and individual counseling is available. Contact Jessica D at 810-742-1800 for more info.

Person-Centered Planning Facilitation Program: Independent Facilitation of Person-Centered Planning Meeting is provided by trained facilitators upon request.