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Current State Plan for Independent Living

ACL Approves NY State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for 2025-2027

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) notified former NY SILC Executive Director Denise DiNoto that the NY State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for 2025-2027 was approved on 8/21/24. The SPIL met the minimum federal requirements. If any situation arises in the future, the SILC can avail itself of the amendment process.


2025-2027 New York State Plan for Independent Living

New York’s 2025-2027 State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) begins October 1, 2024 and ends September 30, 2027.

Mission of the Independent Living Network and the SPIL

The mission of the New York IL network, and the 3-year SPIL for 2025-2027, is to increase the advocacy skills, leadership development, and empowerment of people with disabilities.

Goal #1: SILC members will develop their knowledge and skills through participation in SILC meetings and related activities.

  • Objective A: Council members are active members of the State Independent Living Council (SILC) and are engaged each year through September 30, 2027.
  • Objective B: Council members will develop, demonstrate and take on leadership through September 30, 2027.

Goal #2: SILC membership will increase its diversity to reflect the population served by CILs statewide.

  • Objective A: At least 50% of SILC members will represent multiply marginalized or intersectional identities to reflect the diverse disability population.
  • Objective B: Increase the types of disability reflected in SILC members to match the diverse population served by centers for independent living (CILs) statewide.

Goal #3: People with disabilities engage and acquire skills through participation in NYSILC programs.

  • Objective A: At least 20 new individuals join and participate in the Independent Living (IL) statewide advocacy network as advocates each year at the local level (in-person or online).
  • Objective B: The IL advocacy network will develop organizational partnerships, share educational alerts, conduct public education and grassroots activities, and provide testimony on topics important to the network.
  • Objective C: The number of advocates who develop a new advocacy skill will increase over the three-year SPIL period.
  • Objective D: People with disabilities, the IL network and public are provided opportunities to participate in SILC programs to gain skills & raise awareness each year.
  • Objective E: People with disabilities, the IL network and public are provided an opportunity to attend the biennial IL statewide conference with reduced registration costs to engage and learn skills during years one and three.