About NRCIL
A Brief History of the Organization
Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) is a community-based disability rights and resource center. We were started in 1987 with a grant from the New York State Education Department, through the work of a grassroots group called Citizens United for the Removal of Barriers, (CURB), and the Disabled Persons Action Organization. We are now part of a network of 37 Independent Living Centers in New York State and over 450 Centers across the nation.
NRCIL is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, non-residential, non-medical center which provides information and advocacy resources to people with disabilities of all ages in Jefferson and Lewis counties. This includes individuals, family members, caregivers and community advocates. NRCIL encourages people to maximize their personal independence through its peer-to-peer philosophy.