O.I.L. is funded by a grant from the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation of Missouri and is located in
West Plains at 109 Aid Ave. Although located in West
Plains, this office serves the counties of Howell,
Ozark, Oregon, Shannon, Wright, Douglas and Texas.
O.I.L. provides the following core
services:
• Information and Referral - phone
numbers, websites and general information
• Peer Support- assistance to your questions from
someone who has a similar
disability
• Skills Training- from budgeting and bathing to how to
set up a household, and
much more
• Advocacy - assistance in helping you speak up for
yourself
This office also provides free sign
language classes, seminars, magnifiers, home
modifications, transition from nursing homes and much
more.
The Independent Living philosophy
believes in consumer power, self-reliance, political, and
economic rights.
