The D.C. Center Independent Living, Inc, ( DCCIL ) is a consumer controlled, cross disability, community based, private non-profit organization that promotes independent life styles for persons with significant disabilities in the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Center for Independent Living ( DCCIL ) Inc. was established in April 1981 to promote independent life styles for people with significant disabilities, to assist persons with significant disabilities to meet their selected independent living goals, and to mainstream people with disabilities into society. DCCIL's Mission is to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and to integrate these individuals into the mainstream of American society.