The Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council ( MASILC ) is a Governor appointed Council. Members include persons who are knowledgeable about centers for independent living and the services they provide. The Council was established by Executive Order No.373 of William F. Weld, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on September 26, 1994. The Council includes representation of individuals with a range of physical and mental disabilities from the various geographic areas within Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Council along with the Designated State Units ( Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and Massachusetts Commission for the Blind ) jointly develops and submits the State Plans required in section 704 of the Rehab Act. It is also charged with monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating the implementation of the State Plan for Independent Living as well as Coordinating activities with the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council established under section 105 and other State Councils that address the needs of specific disability populations and issues under other federal laws. The goal of the Council is to insure provision of community-based, consumer-controlled, cross-disability services in compliance with requirements of the Title VII of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and in accordance with Independent Living Philosophy. The SILC would like to introduce you to the Massachusetts Independent Living Alert Network ( MILAN ) list-serve. MILAN distributes various local, state and federal advocacy alerts. In addition, the network disperses educational materials for the benefit of citizens of the Commonwealth. Alerts are sent in the form of an email from the list moderator. Being a moderated list all items are checked for accuracy first before being sent out. This list contains no advertising and all messages are sent out in a fully accessible text format. Having updated, accurate information is critical for effective advocacy. Latest MILAN Posting, Past Alerts. We hope you find the content of this site useful, informative and easy to navigate. Comments and suggestions are always welcome in the hopes of improving the usability for all persons who visit. In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter ( 30A.s.11a ), notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the Statewide Independent Living Council to be held from 10: 30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. September 15, 2010, at the Morse Institute Library located at 14 East Central Street in Natick, MA. For additional information or to request reasonable accomodations please contact 508-620-7452 ( V/TTY ). We ask all attending to refrain from wearing scented materials in respect to others who have sensitivities which would prevent them from participating fully. It is the policy of the Massachusetts SILC that any materials presented must be available in alternative format IE: Braille, Large Print, Electronic Format, or they cannot be handed out.