New York State Commission for the Blind
Independent Living Centers (ILCs)
ILCs are community-based organizations whose main focus is to teach people with disabilities the skills required for independent living. Other services include advocacy, counseling, support groups, assistance with housing, and referrals.
For more information on ILCs, visit the New York State Education Department's Independent Living Centers page.
Location Counties Served
ALBANY Albany
Laurel Lei-Kelley, Executive Director
Capital District Center for Independence (CDCI)
845 Central Avenue, South 3
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-6422 V & TTY
(518) 459-7847 Fax
dwerner@cdciweb.com
ALBANY / Schenectady Schenectady
Capital District Center for Independence (CDCI)
Office of Disability Services
105 Jay Street, Room 2, City Hall
Schenectady, NY 12302-1503
(518) 459-6422
(518) 459-7847 Fax
dwerner@cdciweb.com
AUBURN Cayuga
Greg Guy, Executive Director
Options for Independence (OFI)
75 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 255-3447 V & TTY
(315) 255-0836 Fax
gguy@optionsforindependence.org
BINGHAMTON Broome
Maria Dibble, Executive Director
Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC)
135 East Frederick Street
Binghamton, NY 13904
(607) 724-2111 V & TTY
(607) 772-3600 Fax
mdibble@stic-cil.org
BRONX Bronx
Brett Eisenberg, Executive Director
Bronx Independent Living Services, Inc. (BILS)
4419 Third Avenue, suite 2-C
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 515-2800
(718) 515-2803 TTY
(718) 515-2844 Fax
brett@bils.org
BROOKLYN Kings
Joan Peters, Executive Director
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
27 Smith Street, Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 998-3000
(718) 998-7406 TTY
(718) 998-3743 Fax
jpeters@bcid.org
BUFFALO Erie
Douglas Usiak, Executive Director
Western New York Independent Living, Inc. (WNYIL)
3108 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 836-0822 V & TTY
(716) 835-3967 Fax
djusiak@buffalo.edu
BUFFALO / BATAVIA Genesee
James Moody, Director
Independent Living of Genesee Region (ILGR)
113 Main Street, suite 5
Batavia, NY 14020
(585) 815-8501
(585) 815-8502 Fax
jmoody@wnyil.org
BUFFALO / NIAGARA FALLS Niagara
Sarah Lanzo, Director
Independent Living of Niagara County (ILNC)
746 Portage Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
(716) 284-4131
(716) 284-3230 Fax
(888) 567-6454 Toll Free
slanzo@wnyil.org
BUFFALO / OAHIIO
Cynthia Printup-Harms, Program Director Erie, Cattaraugus
OAHIIO, Native American Independent Living Services
c/o Western New York Independent Living, Inc.
3108 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 836-0822, extension 120
- or - Cattaraugus, Tonawanda and Tuscarora participants can call 1-800-348-8399
cynthiaph@wnyil.org
Website: www.wnyil.org/oahiio
CORNING
René L. Snyder, Executive Director Steuben
AIM Independent Living Center
271 East First Street
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 962-8225 V & TTY
(607) 937-5125 Fax
rene@aimcil.com
CORNING / Bath Steuben
AIM - Outreach Office
117 East Steuben Street
Bath, NY 14810
(607) 776-3838 (Voice/TTY)
CORNING / Belmont Allegany
AIM - Outreach Office
84 Schuyler Street
Belmont, NY 14813
1-888-962-8244 ext.410
CORNING / Elmira Chemung
AIM Chemung Independent Living Center & Transition Academy
1316 College Avenue
Elmira, NY 14901
(607) 733-3718
(607) 733-7764 TTY
(607) 733-0180 Fax
CORNING / Hornell Steuben
AIM - Outreach Office
370 Sawyer Street Building 3
Hornell, NY 14843
(607) 324-4271
CORTLAND Cortland
Chad W. Underwood, Chief Executive Officer
Access to Independence of Cortland County
26 North Main Street
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-7363 V & TTY
(607) 756-4884 Fax
cwunderwood@aticortland.org
GLENS FALLS Warren
Karen Thayer, Executive Director
Southern Adirondack Independent Living
71 Glenwood Avenue
Queensbury, NY 12804
(518) 792-3537
(518) 792-0505 TTY
(518) 792-0979 Fax
kannthayer@aol.com
GLENS FALLS / Ballston Spa Saratoga
Southern Adirondack Independent Living, Ballston Spa
418 Geyser Road, Country Club Plaza
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 584-8202
(518) 584-4752 TTY
(518) 584-1195
sail@sail-center.org
HARLEM New York
Christina Curry, Executive Director
Harlem Independent Living Center (HILC)
289 St. Nicholas Avenue, Suite 21
Lower Level
New York, NY 10027
(212) 222-7122
(212) 222-7198 TTY
(212) 222-7199 Fax
(800) 673-2371 Toll Free
cexec@hilc.org
ITHACA Tompkins
Lenore Schwager, Executive Director
Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC)
215 Fifth Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-2433 V & TTY
(607) 272-0902
flic@clarityconnect.com
JAMESTOWN Chautauqua
Marie Carrubba, Executive Director
Southwestern Independent Living Center, Inc. (SILC)
843 N. Main Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 661-3010
(716) 661-3012 TTY
(716) 661-3011 Fax
marie@ilc-jamestown-ny.org
KINGSTON Ulster
Sue Hoger, Executive Director
Resource Center for Accessible Living (RCAL)
727 Ulster Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-0541
(845) 331-4527 TTY
(845) 331-2076 Fax
kcarter@rcal.org
LONG ISLAND Nassau
Pat Moore, Executive Director
Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc. (LICIL)
3601 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 208
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 796-0144
(516) 796-6176 En Espanol
(516) 796-0135 TTY
(516) 796-0529 Fax
licil@aol.com
MANHATTAN New York
Susan Dooha, Executive Director
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY)
841 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-2300
(212) 674-5619 TTY
(212) 254-5953 Fax
sdooha@cidny.org
MANHATTAN / QUEENS Queens
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, Queens (CIDNY)
80-02 Kew Gardens Road #107
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(646) 442-1520
(718) 886-0427 TTY VP 866-948-1064
(718) 886-0428 Fax
Drickenbaugh@cidny.org
MASSENA St. Lawrence
Jeff Reifensnyder, Executive Director
Massena Independent Living Center (MILC)
156 Center Street
Massena, NY 13662
(315) 764-9442 V & TTY
(315) 764-9464 Fax
mindepli@twcny.rr.com
NEWBURGH Orange
Doug Hovey, Executive Director
Independent Living, Inc. (ILI)
5 Washington Terrace
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 565-1162
(845) 565-0337 TTY
(845) 565-0567 Fax
dhovey@myindependentliving.org
NEWBURGH / Middletown Orange
Independent Living, Inc. (ILI)
66 Bennett Street,
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 794-3322
(845) 794-3323 Fax
dhovey@myindependentliving.org
NEWBURGH / Monticello Sullivan
Independent Living, Inc. (ILI)
6 Prince Street
Monticello, NY 12701
(845) 791-5988
(845) 565-0567 Fax
dhovey@myindependentliving.org
MONTICELLO Sullivan
Stephen McLaughlin, Executive Director
Action Toward Independence (ATI)
309 E. Broadway, Suite A
Monticello, NY 12701
(845) 794-4228 V & TTY
(845) 794-4475 Fax
smlaughlin@atitoday.org
OLEAN Cattaraugus
Leonard X. Liguori, Executive Director
Directions in Independent Living (DIL)
512 West State Street
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 373-4602 V & TTY
(716) 373-4604 Fax
info@oleanilc.org
ONEONTA Delaware
Christine Zachmeyer, Executive Director
Catskill Center for Independence (CCFI)
P.O. Box 1247
6104 State Highway 23
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 432-8000 V & TTY
(607) 432-6907 Fax
ccfi@ccfi.us
PLATTSBURGH Clinton
Robert Poulin, Executive Director
North Country Center for Independence (NCCI)
80 Sharron Avenue
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 563-9058 V & TTY
(518) 563-0292 Fax
robert@ncci-online.com
POUGHKEEPSIE Dutchess
Cynthia Fiore, Executive Director
Taconic Resources for Independence (TRI)
82 Washington Street, Suite 214
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 452-3913
(866) 948-1094 VP
(845) 485-3196 Fax
c.fiore@taconicresources.net
ROCHESTER / RCIL Monroe
Bruce Darling, Executive Director
Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
497 State Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 442-6470 V & TTY
(585) 271-8558 Fax
bdarling@rcil.org
ROCHESTER / CDR Monroe
Bruce Darling, Executive Director
Center For Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR)
497 State Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 546-7510 V & TTY
(585) 546-5643 Fax
bdarling@cdrnys.org
ROCHESTER / GENEVA Ontario
Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR)
34 Castle Street
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 789-1800 V & TTY
(315) 789-2100 Fax
bdarling@cdrnys.org
ROCKLAND Rockland
George Hoehmann, Executive Director
Rockland Independent Living Center (RILC)
873 Route 45, Suite 108
New City, NY 10956
(845) 624-1366
(845) 624-0847 TTY
(845) 624-1369 Fax
ghoehmann@rilc.org
SARANAC LAKE Franklin
Nathan Cox, Executive Director
Tri Lakes Center for Independent Living (TLCIL)
43 Broadway, Suite 1
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
(518) 891-5295
(518) 891-5293 Fax & TTY
nathan@tlcil.org
STATEN ISLAND Richmond
Lorraine DeSantis, Executive Director
Staten Island Center for Independent Living (SICIL)
470 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 720-9016
(718) 720-9870 TTY
(718) 720-9664 Fax
sicil@verizon.net
SUFFOLK Suffolk
Joseph Delgato, Executive Director
Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
2111 Lakeland Avenue
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 880-7929
(631) 654-8076 TTY
(631) 946-6377 Fax
info@siloinc.org
SYRACUSE Onondaga
Tom McKeown, Executive Director
ARISE
635 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 472-3171
(315) 479-6363 TTY
(315) 472-9252 Fax
tmckeown@ariseinc.org
SYRACUSE / Oswego Oswego
Sabine Ingerson, Project Director
ARISE Oswego
9 Fourth Avenue
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 342-4088
(315) 342-8696 TTY
(315) 342-4107 Fax
singerson@ariseinc.org
SYRACUSE / Pulaski Oswego
ARISE Pulaski
2 Broad Street
Pulaski, New York 13412
(315) 298-5726
(315) 298-5729 Fax
jpurdy@arise.org
SYRACUSE / Oneida Madison
ARISE Madison County
131 Main Street
Oneida, New York 13421
(315) 363-4672
(315) 363-4675 Fax
(315) 363-2364 TTY
TROY Rensselaer
Denise Figueroa, Executive Director
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV)
15 - 17 Third Street
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 274-0701 V & TTY
(518) 274-7944 Fax
dfigueroa@ilchv.org
TROY/Hudson Columbia
Jacqueline Bachman
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV)
802 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-4886
(518) 828-2592 Fax
(800) 421-1220 TTY
jbachman@ilchv.org
UTICA Oneida
Burt Danovitz, Executive Director
Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
P.O. Box 210, 409 Columbia Street
Utica, NY 13503
(315) 797-4642
(315) 797-5837 TTY
(315) 797-4747 Fax
burt.danovitz@rcil.com
UTICA / Amsterdam Montgomery
Peter Lenz
Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
347 West Main Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(518) 842-3561
(518) 842-3593 TTY
(518) 842-0905 Fax
plenz@rcil.com
UTICA / Herkimer Herkimer
David Lowitz
Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
401 East German Street
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 866-7245
(315) 866-7246 TTY
(315) 866-7280 Fax
dlowitz@rcil.com
WATERTOWN Jefferson
Brenda Campany, Executive Director
Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL)
210 Court Street, Suite 107
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-8703
(315) 785–8704 TTY
(315) 785-8612 Fax
brendac@nrcil.net
WATERTOWN / Lowville Lewis
Karen Bolvier
Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL)
7632 North State Street
Lowville, NY 13367
(315) 376-8696
(315) 376-3404 Fax
brendac@nrcil.net
WHITE PLAINS Westchester
Joseph Bravo, Executive Director
Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)
200 Hamilton Avenue, 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 682-3926
(914) 682-0926 TTY
(914) 682-8518 Fax
jbravo@wilc.org
WHITE PLAINS / MOP Westchester
Westchester Independent Living Center Minority Outreach Project (MOP)
c/o Westchester ILC
200 Hamilton Avenue, 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 682-3926
(914) 682-0926 TTY
(914) 682-8518 Fax
jbravo@wilc.org
WHITE PLAINS / Carmel Putnam
Putnam Independent Living Services (WILC)
1961 Route 6, 2nd Floor
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 228-7457
(845) 228-7459 TTY
(845) 228-7460 Fax
jbravo@wilc.org
YONKERS Westchester
Mel Tanzman, Executive Director
Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc. (WDOM)
984 N. Broadway, Suite L - 01
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-4717 V & TTY
(914) 968-6137 Fax
info@wdom.org
