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Legislative Summary 2011

West Virginia Centers for Independent Living:
-WVCIL legislative priorities
-Independent Living Fact Sheet
More information:
-Community Living Services Program
-Community Living Services Wait List
-map of the county assignments

Get Involved! and Contact your:
-Senator
-Delegate
-Senate Committees
-House Committees

West Virginians Served in 2010
-Ramp for JD
-Bathroom Modifications for Mr. P
-Wheelchair Ramp for Ms. E
-Van Lift for Mr. H
-Vehicle Modification for MW

Disability Advocacy Organizations:
-Fair Shake Network
-WV Mental Health Consumers' Association

State agencies:
-WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
-Olmstead Council Priorities and Issues
-West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council

Wheelchair Ramp for Ms. E

rampMs. E is a 46 year old female who had a stroke and was placed in the Marmet Center Nursing Home. Due to her age and loss of independence she desperately wanted to return home. She learned about our Center and contacted us stating that she needed a wheelchair ramp installed at her home. This was all that she needed to be released from the nursing home.

ACIL staff met her sister at the home and completed an assessment, designed the ramp and scheduled a construction date. The ramp was completed and Ms. E was able to return home and is currently living on her own with support from her family.

The total cost of this project was $2,775. Being released from the nursing home saves the State approximately $70,000 in nursing home care annually.

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