U.S. Code
»
Title 29
» Chapter CHAPTER 16— VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING › Part Part A— Individuals With Significant Disabilities › Subpart subpart 1— general provisions
29 U.S.C. § 796
Purpose
The purpose of this part is to promote a philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society, by—(1) providing financial assistance to States for providing, expanding, and improving the provision of independent living services;(2) providing financial assistance to develop and support statewide networks of centers for independent living; and(3) providing financial assistance to States for improving working relationships among State independent living rehabilitation service programs, centers for independent living, Statewide Independent Living Councils established under section 796d of this title, State vocational rehabilitation programs receiving assistance under subchapter I, State programs of supported employment services receiving assistance under subchapter VI, client assistance programs receiving assistance under section 732 of this title, programs funded under other subchapters of this chapter, programs funded under other Federal law, and programs funded through non-Federal sources, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities.(Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1217; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 471, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1685.)Editorial NotesPrior ProvisionsA prior section 796, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 102–569, title VII, § 701(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4443; amended Pub. L. 103–73, title I, § 114(a), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 728, related to purpose of program to provide assistance for independent living for individuals with severe disabilities, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.
Another prior section 796, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title III, § 301, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2995, provided Congressional statement of purpose of former subchapter VII, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–569, § 701(1).
Amendments2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “subchapter VI” for “part B of subchapter VI” and inserted before period at end “, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities”.
Notes of Decisions
Access Living of Metro. v. Uber Tech., Inc., 958 F.3d 604 (7th Cir. 2020).
“See 29 U.S.C. § 796 . Like other centers, Access Living supports people with disabilities by providing “core services,” such as training on independent living skills.”
Ball ex rel. Burba v. Kasich, 244 F. Supp. 3d 662 (S.D. Ohio 2017).
“The Ability Center is a nonprofit Ohio corporation operating as a *682 “center for independent living” pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 796 with the mission to improve the independence of individuals with disabilities, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”
United States v. State of New York, 700 F. Supp. 2d 186 (N.D.N.Y. 2010).
· cites it 2× “§ 791 (c) (policies and procedures will be developed as to the “hiring, placement, and advancement in employment of individuals who have received rehabilitation services under State vocational rehabilitation programs, veterans' programs, or any other program for individuals with…”
Access Living of Metro. v. Uber Tech., Inc. (7th Cir. 2020).
“See 29 U.S.C. § 796 . Like other centers, Access Living supports people with disabilities by providing “core services,” such as training on independent living skills.”
Access Living of Metro. v. Uber Tech., Inc. (7th Cir. 2020).
“See 29 U.S.C. § 796 . Like other centers, Access Living supports people with disabilities by providing “core services,” such as training on independent living skills.”
Isengard v. New Mexico Pub. Educ. Dep't, 708 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (D.N.M. 2009).
“See 29 U.S.C. § 796 . Centers for Independent Living organizations, which are government funded independent living rehabilitation services programs, are established throughout New Mexico and receive funding from the SILC Training and Development fund.”
Lassor v. Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 958 So. 2d 453 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).
“We do note, however, that the United States government has funded Centers for Independent Living, see 29 U.S.C. § 796 — 796(f), which might be able to assist Ms.”
Robben v. U.S. Postal Serv. (10th Cir. 2000).
“], and VII [ 29 U.S.C.A. §796 et seq.] of this chapter, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (emphasis added).”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.