Upcoming Events

Happy New Year to everyone! Come and join our discussion on starting the new year off right. We welcome everyone, and all ideas are welcome. For questions, contact Montrell Rodgers, 757-238-1293 or via email at vatouch.22@gmail.com. , ...

Southside Silent Dinner is a silent, social, family-friendly event for the deaf community, CODA (Child of Deaf Adult), ASL beginners and students, and others interested in ASL. *This event is not organized by ECI. Bus and paratransit tickets will not be provided by ECI. , ...

Do you hire personal assistants through the CD-PAS program?  Come join a work group to discuss how to educate legislators about what this program does for you, how it supports your ability to live an independent life of your choosing, and the critical need for a pay rate increase. Zoom option available. Email ehoapili@ , ...

ECI Board of Directors meetings are open to the public. , ...

Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living: Disability Issues – Virginia General Assembly 2025 Zoom Meetings: January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12 12noon The Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL) will hold several virtual meetings to discuss state legisl , ...

This month’s Independent Living Skills training will discuss Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plans. Public housing agencies are required to submit these plans to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Come learn how to use your voice to let public housing agencies know about your housing needs. Click here , ...

Happy New Year to everyone! Come and join our discussion on starting the new year off right. We welcome everyone, and all ideas are welcome. For questions, contact Montrell Rodgers, 757-238-1293 or via email at vatouch.22@gmail.com. , ...

The ASL Hangout goal is to bring deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people together to socialize and expand the ASL/deaf community. *This event is not organized by ECI. Bus and paratransit tickets will not be provided by ECI. , ...

Happy New Year to everyone! Come and join our discussion on starting the new year off right. We welcome everyone, and all ideas are welcome. For questions, contact Montrell Rodgers, 757-238-1293 or via email at vatouch.22@gmail.com. , ...

Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living: Disability Issues – Virginia General Assembly 2025 Zoom Meetings: January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12 12noon The Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL) will hold several virtual meetings to discuss state legisl , ...

Advocates who registered with their Independent Living Coordinator to attend Independent Living Day in Richmond will meet on January 22. The meeting will be to discuss priorities, how to educate legislators and the agenda for Independent Living Day. Click here to register for this training , ...

Are you interested in learning about how work will affect your Social Security benefits? If you are interested in learning about the Ticket to Work program or Work Incentives, you can attend a free Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) online webinar. WISE webinars are online events held for people who are age 18 through , ...

The Youth Group will be creating a vision board on setting your goals for 2025. Please RSVP to Olivia Brichter at 757-351-1585 or obrichter@endependence.org by January 22nd. We are looking forward to a year of fun, learning and advocacy.   , ...

The ILS training series on podcasts resumes this month! We’ll review our second episode and plan topics for our third episode. Click here to register for this training , ...

Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living: Disability Issues – Virginia General Assembly 2025 Zoom Meetings: January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12 12noon The Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL) will hold several virtual meetings to discuss state legisl , ...

The monthly Group Peer Mentoring Discussion is an opportunity for participants to share experiences, provide information, and support one another to accomplish their goals. , ...