"I highly commend you For
your outstanding accomplishments both as an athlete - with the U. S. Disabled
Ski Team and as Founder and President of Counseling for Independent Living,
the nation’s first program to provide high quality counseling to the disabled
on a community based level. You serve as an excellent role model for the physically
challenged and I am confident your program will meet and surpass its goal of
improving the quality of lives for disabled person. "
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, United States Senate, January 21, 1994
"I serve on the Board of
Directors for CIL and have worked with its Director, Brian Hubbard, who is regarded
as a national advocate and leader for the needs of disabled Americans."
Senator John Hubbard Chafee, U.S. Senate, (Board Member, CIL)
"CIL is the nation’s first
program to provide psychosocial counseling to disabled individuals on a community-based
systematic level. This will enable clients to be more fully empowered in reaching
their rehabilitation and independent living goals to be self supporting. This
has been accomplished primarily through the leadership of Brian Hubbard, who
has served both as a valuable professional and role model for the American people."
Congressman Patrick Kennedy, US House of Representatives, (Board Member,
CEL)
"Counseling for Independent
Living (CIL) is an innovative program to provide advanced psychological and
social counseling to individuals with severe physical and other disabilities
on a community and systematic basis. They are fortunate to have the leadership
of Brian J. Hubbard, LICSW, who is not only an outstanding leader in the rehabilitation
field, but who is also an outstanding athlete as well by becoming a member of
the US Disabled Ski team."
Senator Claiborne Pell, U.S. Senate, (Board Member, CIL)
"Your credentials and accomplishments are extremely impressive and your commitment to improving the quality of lives of others with disabilities is to be commended." Senator Bob Dole, United States Senate, December 15, 1986
"Congratulations on the outstanding job CIL is doing with your counseling program. You can be proud of the services that the disabled individuals being served under the program are obtaining to be fully empowered in reaching their greatest potential."The concept of counseling to promote "Self Actualization" among persons with disabilities is a great one. Your organization is leading the way for this concept to be duplicated throughout the country. I applaud your efforts in this area and am confident in your continued success." Faith Kirk, CRC Chief Employment Advisor, THE President’s COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Having worked closely with CIL and their nationally renowned leader, Brian J. Hubbard, LICSW, for a number of years, we find them to be a unique, dynamic organization committed to the counseling and psychosocial needs of disabled persons, especially those with severe disabilities. Their training assists our vocational rehabilitation counselors to acquire additional skills needed to provide quality vocational rehabilitation services to severely disabled consumers. CIL is the first of its kind in the nation, and Brian Hubbard has become a true pioneer in the field of rehabilitation" David A. Long, Area Director, MA Rehabilitation Commission
"Although our programs are primarily focused on pre-service training, we will be happy to assist CIL in their innovative program in whatever way we can, and look forward to continued collaboration with this exciting program at Counseling for Independent Living (CIL) led by Brian Hubbard, LICSW, DCSW, their extremely skilled leader who has so successfully challenged blindness and profound hearing impairment." Patricia B. Nemec, Ph. D., C.R- C., Director of Graduate Studies, Boston University, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
"The training and services
provided by Counseling for Independent Living (CIL) led by their outstanding
leader, Brian J. Hubbard, LICSW,a supreme role model, are an absolute priority
in the field of rehabilitation and special education. Personal empowerment is
central to the lives of all people, and especially suited to the unique needs
and characteristics of persons with disabilities. For too long our field has
not considered the individual's goals and aspirations in the rehabilitation
process. The method CIL has implemented with success in their previous work
addresses this weakness and empowers the individual to take control of his or
her own life."
Michael Bullis, Ph.D., Director, University of Oregon, College of Education,
Department of Special Education and Community Resources
"CIL (Counseling for Independent Living) is establishing a national precedent which inevitably will go a long way in providing invaluable services to promote a higher degree of social integration for the disabled community. Their founder, Brian Hubbard, has been ingenious in setting a national precedent with a program like CIL." Thomas Romeo, Director (former), Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals, State of Rhode Island
"During the past two and one-half years, CIL has developed an unprecedented model of Self-Actualization and personal empowerment of persons with severe disabilities in determination of their own needs. Brian Hubbard, also Chair of the RI independent Living Council, has demonstrated true innovativeness in his state-of-the-art approach to services and has gained national recognition" William Messore, Administrator (former), Offices of Rehabilitation Services
"I serve on the Board of Directors for CIL, and have worked with its Director, Brian Hubbard, who is regarded as a national advocate and leader for the needs of disabled Americans." John H. Chafee, U.S. Senate, (Board Member, CIL)
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