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The Endependence Center, Incorporated (ECI) is a
consumer controlled, community-based,
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cross-disability, non-residential, private,
non-profit Center for Independent Living (CIL)
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operated by and for individuals with disabilities in
South Hampton Roads, including the
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cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Franklin,
Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Isle of
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Wight County. ECI provides an array of
independent living services to individuals with
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disabilities and to the community. The
purposes of ECI are two-fold; to prepare
individuals,
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and to prepare the community for full integration of
persons with disabilities into society.
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These goals are accomplished by the following
strategies: (1) the provision of direct services
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to individuals with severe disabilities, that result
in a greater level of independence and
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community integration/ functioning (2) the provision
of services/advocacy in the community
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that result in a greater awareness of disability
issues, physical and programmatic
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accessibility and systems change.
