The IL T&TA Center

Who We Are

  • We are Disability-Led
  • We have a Peer-Based Partnership Structure​
  • We Prioritize Community-Based Approaches​
  • We are Accessible and Inclusive


The Independent Living Training & Technical Assistance (IL T&TA) Center is a national resource center funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). We are dedicated to advancing the work of Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and Designated State Entities (DSEs) by providing training, technical assistance, and peer connection grounded in the values of the Independent Living movement.


Housed within the University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, the Center collaborates with a team of national partners and subject matter experts with deep experience in disability advocacy, nonprofit leadership, and systems change.

We believe that the people closest to the work are the best positioned to shape it—and we’re here to support you with the tools, knowledge, and resources to do just that.

IL T& TA Center Partners

National Council on Independent Living logo. Colorful lines swirling around each other.
The Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living logo or APRIL logo with a blue star and the tag line,
The National Association of Statewide Independent Living Councils logo. Abstract people reaching for one another with the words
Independent Living Research Utilization or ILRU logo.
Logos for the University of Montana and Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
Independent Living Training & Technical Assistance Center

Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities

University of Montana

406-243-5467

ILTTACenter@mso.umt.edu

The IL T&TA Center, operated by the University of Montana’s Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities (RIIC), is funded by the Office of Independent Living Programs, Administration on Disabilities, Administration for Community Living (ACL).

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