Vermont Statewide Independent
Living Council Application

Please click here to download the Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council Application for Membership

Please click here to download the Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council Application for Gubernatorial Appointment (note this form must be notarized)

Return you application form, including your narrative, to:
Lynne Goodson, Coordinator
Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council
PO Box 311
Waterbury, VT 05676


If you would like further information, please call Lynne Goodson at 244-5895 or e-mail VTSILC@aol.com .

Thank you for your interest in the Statewide Independent Living Council.

Statement of Mission
The Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council exists to advance the equality with which people with disabilities enjoy, participate in and contribute to the lives of their communities, families, and friends.


Role of the SILC
The federal Rehabilitation Act requires each state to maintain a Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) to monitor programs that help disabled people live with independence and dignity in their own homes (as opposed to nursing homes or other institutions). In Vermont, as in other states, the 17 voting members of the SILC are appointed by the governor and the majority of them must be persons with significant disabilities. Collectively, they must represent all regions of the state as well as a broad spectrum of disabilities. The executive director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living is a voting member of the SILC; the directors of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired are non-voting ("ex-officio") members.

The SILC develops and monitors the State Plan for Independent Living, awards grants for direct services, and advocates for programs and services that enable people to participate as full and equal members of their communities.