Centers for Independent Living (CILs) help people with disabilities achieve or maintain more self-sufficient and productive lives in their communities. People with disabilities are assisted in exploring alternatives to institutionalization and are encouraged to make their own decisions about how they will live. CILs directly provide or coordinate through referral those services which assist people in increasing their abilities to exercise control over their lives. Control over one’s life means having a choice of acceptable options that minimize reliance on others in making decisions and performing every day activities. This includes managing one’s own affairs, participating in day-to-day community life and fulfilling a range of social roles.
Services: Advocacy, Peer Support, Independent Living Skills Training, Information & Referral, Transition Services
One of the few accredited Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence in the Midwest, KGH specializes in play-based and developmental-based ABA therapy (an NDBI approach) for infants and toddlers with ASD, in our specialized center or the home. While we specialize in early childhood, we offer support and services through young adulthood. We are a compassionate team of licensed and certified professionals who seek to serve, support, and empower the whole family.
ASD Diagnostic Evaluations
Play-based and developmental-based ABA Therapy (NDBI approach)
Therapeutic Preschool & Kindergarten
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health Therapy
AAC Evaluations & Therapy
Feeding Support
Independent Education Evaluation and IEP Advocacy
Kids Mobility Network helps families obtain adaptive bikes, jog strollers and other therapeutic recreation equipment by utilizing grants and waivers available in the state that they reside.
Consultation and Configuration, Funding Assistance, Delivery Logistics of the equipment
Established in 1974, Society's Assets is a private, nonprofit organization. What is Independent Living Services? Independent living (IL) services help people with disabilities achieve greater independence in the home and community. We are a non-residential, nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities achieve their independent living goals. There are 7 other nonprofits like ours in Wisconsin. We serve all people, regardless of their disability type. All 8 of us provide, at a minimum: Peer Support: Meeting with other people with disabilities in a group or individual setting for mentoring Information and Referral: Helping people get the information they need to live independently) Individual and Systems Advocacy: Speaking out to pursue personal rights and policy change Independent Living Skills Training: Education on the many elements for a successful life in the community Transition Support: Bridging high school to college and/or work, and assist individuals living in a nursing home that want to return to their homes in the community
Our Mission
To ensure the rights of all persons with disabilities to live and function as independently as possible in the community of their choice, through supporting individuals' efforts to achieve control over their lives and become integrated into community life.
Our Goal
Independent living is an individual's right to choose his/her own lifestyle in the community of his/her choice and to be ultimately responsible for that choice. The goal of Society's Assets is to offer a variety of services that can meet an individual's needs.
The Key to Independence Since 1974
Society's Assets is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit Independent Living Center serving people of any age with any disability who live in Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Rock, and Jefferson counties. Formed in Racine by people with disabilities, the name Society's Assets was chosen because the founders wanted to be seen as assets to society, as having abilities to contribute to the community. The organization is governed and operated by a board and staff comprised of a majority of people with disabilities. The agency supports individuals' efforts to achieve their potential and assists local communities in the removal of barriers to independent living.
Therapy Shoppe is a retailer of sensory tools and toys/games to help develop social skills
Unified Therapy Services is an outpatient pediatric therapy clinic offering Physical, Occupational, Speech-Language, and Behavioral Therapy.
Our dedicated team of therapists believes in a collaborative approach to assist children and young adults in achieving functional goals. Unified Therapy Services treat a variety of diagnoses from developmental delay to serious neurological disorders.
The Waisman Center Clinics provide comprehensive clinical care and support for children with developmental disabilities and their families.
Currently only accepts new referrals for children 4 years old and younger.
The Waisman Center Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic is a partnership with UW Health and the American Family Children’s Hospital. The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic is an interdisciplinary clinic that provides diagnosis and clinical care for children with or at risk for a developmental disability including: autism spectrum disorders (ASD), intellectual disability, fragile X, and genetic disorders associated with developmental delay.
Our evaluation services may include appointments with individual clinicians or a team of clinicians from the following professional disciplines: developmental pediatrics, psychology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, psychiatry, audiology, nutrition, nursing, and social work. Evidenced-based assessment tools are standard in our clinical care including use of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule for individuals suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder. Additional cognitive, language, behavioral, and adaptive behavior testing is included as needed. Results are shared with families and recommendations are generated for medical, educational and behavioral intervention.
1500 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
The Waisman Center Communication Aids & Systems Clinic (CASC) is a partnership with the UW Rehabilitation Department of the UW Hospital & Clinics (UWHC). The CASC team’s speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists partner with families to provide highly specialized, cutting-edge augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children and adults experiencing significant communication difficulties. CASC provides services for people who have a range of disabilities that include: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), spinal cord injuries, aphasia, traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, autism, Rett syndrome, Down syndrome, and multiple disabilities.
Patients served by CASC access a wide array of AAC and computer access technology including: low technology AAC such as communication boards and books; high technology AAC including communication devices with voice output, often referred to as speech generating devices (SGD); equipment that provides adapted access methods for operating AAC and computers (allowing the use of such options as switches, head pointing and eye gaze access); adaptive communication applications for “off the shelf” technology, such as portable tablets and mobile media devices.
Madison, WI 53705
This group is for Wisconsin AAC families to ask questions, give support, and talk about the ups and downs of your AAC.
The Wisconsin AAC Network is for people with complex communication needs who use AAC, their families, and professionals. The goal of the WI AAC Network is to bring Wisconsin stakeholders together, to give everyone a voice by increasing awareness, providing information, and supporting AAC communicators and their families throughout their communication journey.