Mountain State Centers for Independent Living (MTSTCIL) is a community-based organization providing advocacy, networking, and resources to people with disabilities and their families. The centers are a place where people with disabilities are free to meet, share, learn and plan lives of greater independence and self reliance.
We voted in the Primary Election on May 8th! Are you ready to vote in the General Election on November 6?
Due to redistricting, your voting place may have changed. To check the location of your voting place, visit Find My Voting Place.
This is your opportunity to tell the State Independent Living Council (SILC) and Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) what you want included in the next State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). Attend and speak out at a public forum near you.
What happened in Beckley ... read more.
Public Forums will be held throughout the state through July 16. Learn more ...
62% of All Home Fire Deaths Are In Buildings Without Working Smoke DetectorsMore people die in fires in West Virginia than in almost any other state. It doesn't have to happen.
Do you have working smoke detectors in your home?
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office developed the West Virginia Fire Safety Resource e-Guide for people with disabilities. Mountain State Centers for Independent Living is offering this resource in accessible format on our Web site.
Visit the Legislative Priorities page on this Web site to learn more about what we are doing to represent the needs of the disability community and how we are working to maintain or increase the supports available for people with disabilities in West Virginia.
Update: The Legislature voted to restore the Independent Living Services state budget line to its original $500,000. Waiting for Governor Tomblin to sign it. Stay turned.
The 2012 Consensus Agenda on Disability Policy reflects the agreement of multiple organizations on key public policy goals that affect West Virginians with disabilities. The development of the Agenda began with the Disability Policy Summit hosted by the Statewide Independent Living Council and State Rehabilitation Council in November 2011 and was ratified by participating organizations in January 2012.
C&H Taxi in Charleston in partnership with Mountain State Centers for Independent Living through a New Freedom grant now offers the first fully accessible taxi/van in the Charleston area! Read more...
Mountain State Centers for Independent Living earns money when you use GoodSearch.com to search the web and GoodShop to shop online. Support people with disabilities when you search or shop online using GoodSearch.
Visit www.GoodSearch.com and enter "Mountain State Centers for Independent Living" as your favorite charity.
Did you see our ad in WV Executive Magazine? Interested in learning more about Mountain State Centers for Independent Living? Start here to learn more about us.
MTSTCIL staff provide peer support and offer guidance and encouragement to individuals in making appropriate decisions regarding their day-to-day lives. Visit peer support page.
Advocacy is the core of our organization. We believe that by focusing on advocacy and teaching people with disabilities self-advocacy skills, our vision and mission can be achieved. Visit the Advocacy in Action section.
By raising the community's level of awareness about disabilities, our centers have the unique distinction of being both a resource for individuals and an advocacy organization in the community.
If you are interested in learning more about how the services of a CIL might benefit you, please contact us.
Mountain State Centers for Independent Living
Corporate Office
821 Fourth Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
Voice/TTY: 304-525-3324
Fax: 304-525-3360
Toll free: 866-MTSTCIL (866-687-8245)
Email: mtstcil@mtstcil.org
The Mountain State Centers for Independent Living Web site development and maintenance is made possible by a generous grant from the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services. We invite you to Make a Donation Online to support this Web site.
The Mountain State Centers for Independent Living Web site, a maximally accessible Web site, was developed and is maintained by Nancy Massey of MasseyNet.com, Inc..
Join us on May 19, 2012, for the Peggy Lewis Memorial Golf Scramble at the Esquire Country Club, Barboursville, WV.
Save the date: July 21, 2012, Ritter Park, Huntington, WV. Walk for Independence 2012.
Anne Weeks, president and CEO at Mountain State Centers for Independent Living, named board chair of the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC).
First order of business: Consensus Agenda.
The Transportation Safety Administration new program "TSA Cares" for people with disabilities.
New course: Disability History covering disability awareness, the Independent Living Movement and the American's with Disabilities Act.
Read about our staff and our board and meet Mary Stratton, our new board chair.
Fair Housing: It's Not An Option, It's The Law
Childhood Obesity - it's a killer. Obesity leads to diabetes, at a cost of over $1 million dollars a year.
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