Services for Independent Living

Advocacy Day!
2025-07-26 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | ZOOM
In honor of the ADA’s 35th Anniversary, SIL’s Young Adult Council would like to invite you to our first annual virtualAdvocacy Day!

Saturday July 26th, 202510:00 am – 3:00 pm

Advocacy Day Schedule

10:00 AMWelcomeElla Hanley10:15 AMWhat is AdvocacyJennifer Kucera11:15 AMBuilding relationships with legislators and the legislative processGina Wilt12:15 PMLunch break 12:45 PMPeople First of OhioMichael Richards1:30 PMHealth Care InequitiesEizabeth Brassell2:00 PMADA Title I Employment ProtectionApril Shaw2:30 PMClosing RemarksMichael Jung

We’d love to have you join us all day, but feel free to come by whenever it works best for you!

Register (opens email)

Please register via email to: ashaw@sil-oh.org(Zoom link will be emailed to you)

For more information on Advocacy Day, please contact April Shaw at ashaw@sil-oh.org or (216)389-2356

Download Flyer (pdf)

Young Adult Council is an amazing opportunity for young adults with disabilities to learn vital leadership skills, gain a host of new networking skills, increased knowledge, and confidence of how to appropriately bring forth systems change, and increased awareness of the policies affecting those of the disability community.

For more information on YAC please contact April Shaw-ashaw@sil-oh.org at 216.389-2356

Through Young Adult Council, Your Advocacy Counts!

Connect with Conversation
2025-07-18 11:00 - 12:00
Connect with Conversation is a new program offered through Services for Independent Living (SIL). Connect with Conversation will be a monthly Zoom meeting that will allow individuals with disabilities to connect with others wit lar experiences. Each month a topic will be discussed that is chosen by the group.

Join us for our next meeting on July 18th from 11:00-12:00pm via Zoom.

Topic: Open Discussion

Emergency Preparedness
2025-07-17 10:00 - 13:00 | YMCA, 7200 Franklin Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio

Emergency Preparedness
2025-07-15 10:00 | Wickliffe Senior Center

Board Meeting
2025-07-15 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-22 00:00 - 23:59

Basics of Advocacy
2025-07-08 14:30 - 15:30
Basics of Advocacy

Learn what advocacy is and how you can be involved for yourself and others.

July 8th, 2025

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

**Ohio SILC, together with the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, will have three trainings on advocacy presented by Disability Rights Ohio.**

Closed
2025-07-04 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-05-26 00:00 - 23:59

Connect with Conversation
2025-06-20 11:00 - 12:00
Connect with Conversation is a new program offered through Services for Independent Living (SIL). Connect with Conversation will be a monthly Zoom meeting that will allow individuals with disabilities to connect with others wit lar experiences. Each month a topic will be discussed that is chosen by the group.

Join us for our next meeting on June 20th from 11:00-12:00pm via Zoom.

We will be discussing: Assistive Technology that helps with Independent Living

Connect with Conversation - Fun things to do in the area that are ADA accessible
2025-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 | ZOOM
May Topic: Fun things to do in the area that are ADA Accessible

Looking to connect with others?

Connect with Conversation is a new program offered through Services for Independent Living {SIL).

Connect with Conversation will be a monthly Zoom meeting that will allow individuals with disabilities to connect with others with similar experiences. Each month a topic will be discussed that is chosen by the group.

RSVP to Maddi Steimle at 216-903-2469 or msteimle@sil-oh.org

Young Adult Council - Alumni
2025-05-07 18:30 - 20:30
Young Adult Council (YAC) is a statewide community led council for adults between the ages of 18 and 33 and who have a disability with a hands-on/internship approach that will provide young adults the opportunity to participate in a realistic policymaking environment.

Health Fair
2025-04-29 17:00 - 19:00
Health Fair at Highland Heights Senior Ctr.

Interested in an emergency preparedness presentation for your organization? Contact Nora Wall at nwall@sil-oh.org.

Connect with Conversation
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:00 | ZOOM
Looking to connect with others?

Connect with Conversation is a new program offered through Services for Independent Living {SIL).

Connect with Conversation will be a monthly Zoom meeting that will allow individuals with disabilities to connect with others with similar experiences. Each month a topic will be discussed that is chosen by the group.

Join us for our first meeting on April 23rd from 1:00-2:00pm via Zoom. We will begin discussing topics that the group would like to discuss at future meetings.

RSVP to Maddi Steimle at 216-903-2469 or msteimle@sil-oh.org
