This page contains the following sections

• Monitoring

• Annual Performance Report - RSA-704

• RSA-MIS

• State Plan for Independent Living

• FY 2005 Annual Program Performance Report

Sections 706(c) and 722 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the act) mandate that the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) annually conduct on-site compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of the centers for independent living (CILs) that receive funds under Section 722 of the act.

Download the FY 2012 Centers for Independent Living On-Site Review Guide (ORG)

Grantees for this program are required to fill out Part II of the RSA-704 report.

• RSA-704 Part I instructions MS Word (263K)

• RSA-704 Part I instrument MS Word (308K)

• RSA-704 Part I Key Reminders MS Word (35K) | PDF (35K)



• RSA-704 Part II instructions MS Word (245K)

• RSA-704 Part II instrument MS Word (253K)

• RSA-704 Part II Key Reminders MS Word (35K) | PDF (35K)

The RSA website offers reports on performance of this program. These reports may be viewed at http://rsa.ed.gov. To run the report, click on Quick Tables then select CIL Performance Summary and follow the instructions. You may also use the Ad Hoc Query function to interactively query the database. You do not need a user ID to ruin these reports.

Title VII, chapter 1 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), establishes the State Independent Living Services (SILS) program and the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program. The purpose of these programs is to:

• promote the independent living philosophy, based on consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access and individual and systems advocacy;

• maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence and productivity of individuals with significant disabilities; and

• promote the integration and full inclusion of individuals with significant disabilities into the mainstream of American society.

To receive federal funding for the SILS and CIL programs, section 704 of the Act requires states to submit a State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) and obtain RSA approval of a SPIL every three years. The SPIL encompasses the activities planned by the state to achieve its specified independent living objectives and reflects the state's commitment to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. In states with a separate agency or unit that administers the SILS program for individuals who are blind, the director of that agency/unit, along with the director of the DSU are required to jointly develop and sign the SPIL and cooperate in its implementation.

FY 2005 Annual Program Performance Report