Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Our Research and Training Centers:
RTC on Community Living
RTC on Measurement and Interdependence in Community Living
Flying with a Disability
A Delta Air Lines executive visited the RTC to discuss Delta's disability program.
Preventive Care Can Shrink Medicaid Price Tag
To learn more:Listen to the story, watch our video, and see our fact sheets.
Welcome to our site about independent living
for people with disabilities!
Quick links to major RTC/IL projects:
Top News
RTC/IL Wins $4.25M Grant on Community Living
We are delighted to announce that our center has received a $4.25 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to help people with disabilities live in and participate more fully in their communities. Read the news release.
The recent spate of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters remind us how essential it is to be prepared, especially for people with disabilities.
Learn how to create an Emergency Preparedness Kit. You can also find best practices on our interactive website, disabilityprepared.ku.edu, and publications, classes and webcasts on our Emergency Preparedness training page.
This Way to Lose Weight
A weight loss program for people with physical disabilities is now underway in Wichita.
Read about the background of this project.
Get a quick overview of our research projects andour collaborations with centers for independent living.
