Now in our 31th year, Galway Centre for Independent Living (GCIL) is a not-for-profit organisation which enables us to provide affordable, premium services...
We are the forerunner in providing professional services which facilitate a person’s choice to continue living independently in their own home and participating in society. There are range of services available to people, regardless of age or need, who require support to live in their homes and communities.Independent Living is about choice, empowerment,
independence, rights, options and self-determination. Independent Living refers to quality of life with assistance. This requires the existence of a Personal Assistance Service – one which is controlled and managed
by people with disabilities. It does not matter how significant a persons disability is; they can live an independent life, if they desire it, with access to the right supports and back-up. Our Goals
Enabling persons with disabilities to live meaningful lives within society. The empowerment of disabled people to overcome environmental, educational and social barriers. Help people to recognise that a person with a disability has equal civil rights as all other citizens. The acquisition of funds and resources to further the aims of all CILs. Helping to implement an ongoing permanent personal assistants scheme for all persons with disability to aid with the following:
Assisting in the client work situation,
Assisting in the client social setting,
Assisting the client with personal care,
Assisting the client in education/training settings,
Doing whatever the client needs to assist them to have better control of their own lives and achieve a quality filled independent future. Developing a profit making businesses operated and managed by people with disabilities. Independent Living is about choice, empowerment, independence, rights, options and self-determination.
