Freedom Center for Independent Living

05/11/2026

Its Today!!! Still time to register!

05/11/2026

Why attend?
These conversations are all about listening, learning, and building together. Your voice helps inform priorities, identify challenges, and co-create solutions that reflect the needs of communities across the state

Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 (TODAY!!!)
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: (Hybrid)
The Freedom Center for Independent Living (105 Sleepy Hollow Dr # A, Middletown, DE 19709)
Virtually via Zoom
Population of Focus: We’d especially love to hear from individuals living with a disability, but everyone is welcomed!

Register here: https://udel.zoom.us/meeting/register/jizVjYjsQlGo4IdTgQc6kQ #/registration

The location is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Please list additional accommodations needed via registration link.

04/24/2026

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04/24/2026

Get your FREE tickets to the Disability Fashion Show at UD:

Join us for the University of Delaware's 5th Adaptive Runway Show hosted by the Runway of Dreams Club. Our club is dedicated to showcasing adaptive clothing and advocating for a more inclusive fashion industry.The Runway of Dreams Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to promote disabili...

04/06/2026

We have not 1, *but 2*, models in the HOOOOUSE 👏👏👩‍🦼👩‍🦽‍➡️👩‍🦼👩‍🦽‍➡️⚡️💥⚡️💥💫

Let's Rock the Runway on May 3rd at UD Trabant Center.
Get your free tickets here:

Ticket Link:

Join us for the University of Delaware's 5th Adaptive Runway Show hosted by the Runway of Dreams Club. Our club is dedicated to showcasing adaptive clothing and advocating for a more inclusive fashion industry.The Runway of Dreams Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to promote disabili...

04/06/2026

On Saturday, April 25, the Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology and the Delaware Optometric Association are providing FREE statewide diabetic eye screenings.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact the location closest to you (see flyer).

Please share with anyone who may be interested!

04/06/2026

DEMA, DSP, and PSEG will test the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Station alert system on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. Sirens will be activated for 3-5 minutes, followed by a test message of the Emergency Alert System on local radio

03/04/2026

Live, in-person, informative advocacy event! Located in Cheswold, DE just north of Dover. Presented by the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council.

02/23/2026

Join us for Women’s History Month Trivia Night! 🎉
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 5–8 p.m.
at The Nomad Bar - Wilmington, Delaware (905 Orange Street)

Proceeds support our safe housing programs, 24/7 Sexual Assault Response Center (SARC), youth programming, career development workshops, and financial counseling services.

https://givingtools.com/give/439/5803

02/23/2026

02/23/2026

A Message from Theo Braddy: We Cannot Fix What We Refuse to Define

Listen to the audio version of this message: https://bit.ly/4tHk8c6

Hello again. This is Theo W. Braddy, Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living, bringing you another message. This one I call “We Cannot Fix What We Refuse to Define”.

I recently logged off a high-level stakeholder meeting with a disturbing realization. People in the room were very smart. They were well-intentioned. They were responsible for implementing supports and services for people with disabilities, and yet they were making major decisions about Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) without a shared understanding of what those services actually are.

The conversation moved quickly, but underneath it all was something more basic and more troubling. We were not speaking the same language. Core services were described in ways that did not reflect the lived realities of people who rely on them every day. Terms were used interchangeably, imprecisely, and sometimes incorrectly.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tYiYth

Image: Group of 16 gathers on a sidewalk during NCIL's 2025 March to U.S. Capitol, including Theo Braddy and Victor Pineda. Participants are standing in front of a banner that says ADA35 with March and Rally sponsor logos. They are holding signs reading “Listen to Disabled Voices,” “Disability Rights are Human Rights,” and “Speak Up, Stand Out, Fight Back.”