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States wishing to receive funding for independent living programs are required to submit a three-year SPIL to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Community Living (ACL). In Wisconsin, the Independent Living Council of Wisconsin (ILCW) and directors of the eight Independent Living Centers (ILCs) work together to develop the SPIL. ILCW is an independent entity responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating the implementation of the SPIL. ILCW used public comments, surveys, and other feedback collected from people across the state to develop the 2025-2027 SPIL. The 2025-2027 SPIL was also developed in collaboration with members and partners of the Wisconsin Independent Living Network (WILN). The 2025-2027 SPIL went into effect October 1, 2024, and an amendment was approved June 17, 2025 which went into effect immediately following approval.
Comments and questions about the SPIL or IL in Wisconsin may be sent to Tyler Wilcox, ILCW Executive Director
Email at: ilcwdirector@il-wis.net
Phone/text: (608) 575-9293
Send written comments to:
ILCW
c/o Tyler Wilcox
3810 Milwaukee St
Madison, WI 53714
ILCW, WILN, and other partners are getting and early start. We are already working on writing the 2028-2030 SPIL. Check back here to see what we are up to and what you can do to help.
Our first step will be to see what people in the State of Wisconsin think. We want to know what people with disabilities need to lead the most independent lives of their choosing. We also want to know what the State’s ILCs can do to help us reach that goal. When it is ready, we will send out a short survey to find out what everyone in Wisconsin thinks. In the meantime, below is some information about wht
This is where we are right now!
The first step of writing the SPIL is asking everyone in Wisconsin, especially persons with disabilities, to fill out a short survey. The SPIL is about what residents of Wisconsin, especially those with disabilities, think ILCs need to do to make sure they can live as independently as possible. We want to hear from everyone, and this is the easiest way to do that. This is also the best way to make sure that we know what you are thinking before we even start writing the first draft.
There are plenty of other ways of telling us what you think. All ILCW meetings have time set aside for people to tell us what is on their minds. You can also email, call, or text Tyler Wilcox, ILCW’s Executive Director with any thoughts or ideas you have.
After we write the first draft of the SPIL, there will be some public hearings that anyone can join to let us know if there is anything we need to change or add. Information about Public Hearings will be posted here, so check back often!
Information – Independent Living Centers
Wisconsin has 8 Independent Living Centers (ILCs). There is an ILC responsible for every county in Wisconsin. Go to the Independent Living Center page on this website to learn what counties each ILC is responsible for. Click on the map, search by county name, or enter your zip code to find your local ILC!
Information – Five Core Services
ILCs help persons with disabilities in many different ways, Each ILC is a little different but all of them must provide the Five Core Independent Living Services.
We will start writing the first draft of the SPIL after all the surveys come in. This is where most of the work happens. Even while we are working on the draft, you are more than welcome to tell us what you think.
We want to make sure everything is right before we put the finishing touches on the State Plan. We will host some public hearings and invite people from all across the State to tell us what they think about what we’ve written so far.
We will take everything we learned at the public hearings to write the final version of the SPIL.
ILCs, the State, and the Council need to agree that everything in the new SPIL is a good idea. First, ILCW votes to approve the new SPIL. Next all the ILC directors sign their names to say they agree to the SPIL. Finally the State signs to say they have read and understand the SPIL.
The Administration on Community Living is responsible for the IL movement across the county. We need to send the SPIL to them by June 30, 2028. They will collect and approve all of the States’ SPILS. They look over everything and let us know if anything needs to changed. After everything is squared away, we are ready to put the new SPIL into action.
If there aren’t too many changes and everything get submitted and approved in time, the new SPIL will go into effect October 1, 2028.