Washington, District of Columbia
Vision
ILO will be the organization in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, MD that supports and empowers adults with disabilities to live as fully integrated, contributing and participating members in the wider community.
Mission
ILO helps families create supportive communities to facilitate networks of support for adults with disabilities to enable them to live independently. We do this by developing teams of paid and unpaid individuals for our self-advocates as they move out of their family houses into their own homes.
Values
1. We believe that adults with disabilities are good neighbors and members of the community
2. We believe that adults with disabilities have skills and are always acquiring new skills.
3. We believe that for adults with disabilities, successfully living independently involves more than just moving out of their family home and into their own house.
4. We believe that adults with disabilities have the right to determine their own choices and preferences for establishing their goals for independence.
5. We believe that all adults are entitled to solicit advice and support from networks of caring advisors, friends, family members and others whom they have identified for this purpose.
6. We believe that adults’ interests and preferences evolve and change over time so we support adults with disabilities’ continued exploration and pursuit of new goals and opportunities.