Independent Living Skills (ILS) training provides individuals with improved ability to perform activities of daily living with adaptations for vision impairment.

Tasks such as pouring liquids, labeling personal and household items, note taking, dialing a phone and cooking are able to be done with less frustration. Participants in the ILS training classes receive adjustment to blindness counseling and self-advocacy skills that empower them to interact more effectively with family, friends, employers and the community.

Graduates of the ILS program are able to live independently and safely and have less need to rely on family and friends for daily living needs. Independent Living Skills training can prevent premature placement into assisted living and nursing homes. Working-age adults who complete Independent Living Skills training are often able to return to gainful employment.