To enable all people with disabilities to attain and have access….

We are here to assist people with disabilities to get connected to the community, resources, ideas, and opportunities for leading and pursing a better life of their own choosing.

 

DISABILITY CONNECTIONS' MISSION:  

To enable all people with disabilities to attain and have access to all opportunities in life.

DC is a non-profit charitable organization accepting a wide variety of funding to serve consumers and impact our communities.   DC is governed and staffed by a majority of people with different types of significant disabilities. This is what we mean by consumer controlled.  The Middle Georgia Center for Independent Living, Inc. (d.b.a. Disability Connections) was incorporated in 1995 and has been providing services nearly twenty years to all ages of people with all types of disabilities in the Middle Georgia area.

DC is…

A Non-Residential Center for Independent Living

  • A Private Non-Profit Organization

  • Serving People of All Ages with All Types of Disabilities

  • Serving a Twelve County Area in Middle Georgia

  • Consumer Controlled

Like other centers for independent living around the country (click here for national listing), Disability Connections (DC) is non-residential, meaning it is not a place to live but an organization than works along side individuals on how to live a better life with dignity, respect and as a valued member of our community.  

Our services include:

  • Informational resource referral,

  • One-on-one peer support,

  • Systems advocacy,

  • Independent living skills training,

  • Transition,

  • Other services include:

    • home accessibility modifications,

    • assistive technology and more

Serving the Middle Georgia area – Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson

NOW ALSO SERVING - Ben Hill, Bleckley, Coffee, Dodge, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treultlen, Turner, Wheeler, and Wilcox.

Office Coming in Pitts, GA

Office Coming in Dublin, GA

Additional projects Disability Connections is involved in: