Independent Living Alternatives (ILA) was established in May 1989 to promote the right of disabled people to live independently.
· ILA is an organisation of disabled people providing a comprehensive range of personal assistance services
· ILA aims to enable people who need personal assistance, to be able to live independently in the community and take full control of their lives and thereby have individuality and spontaneity
· ILA provides personal assistance either by providing personal assistants or by enabling individuals to employ their own personal assistants
· ILA establishes the necessary personal assistance as a direct part of an individual’s life to enable disabled people to have direct control over their own lives.


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