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Greetings,

President Roosevelt was once Quoted as having said "If a Monument is ever constructed in my honor, it should be no bigger than the top of my desk". Here it is. In His Honor, We now Present the DIMENET Virtual CIL. A place for organizing, sharing information and building the disability community on the net.

We welcome you to the Virtual CIL brought to you by DIMENET. The Virtual CIL is made possible by the participating Centers for Independent Living CIL DIMENET Sites in the United States and our DIMENET Members and Partners.

Our Beliefs

Our GOAL: Empowerment through knowledge transfer.
Our Motto: In this the Disability Army, We Leave No Soldiers behind.
Our Aim: Connect you with the people and information you need, NOW!
Our Method: Publish and Move the Data, Fast!

The Holy Grail The Disability Revolution COMMANDERS Field Manual Get your copy now. Study it well!

Take the New Recruits Tour

Where we have been. The History of the Virtual CIL

HOT News Network

The DIMENET Hot News Network brings you the latest Disability Related News. Whats up, Whats happening AND information on how you can get involved. You can submit items for posting to the DIMENET Hot News Network by mailing them to hotnews@dimenet.com

For The World View

Visit dnet.actions for news and information about direct actions happening around the world. Or visit our Friend Johnny Crescendo and the Direct Action Network across the big pond

A Little History from the United States

A Little History Worth Knowing, In Memory of a Dear friend, Timothy M. Cook A Tribute to Ed by President Clinton and Justin Dart's Tribute to another Dear friend, Wade Blank

What YOU can do to Free Our People NOW!

Visit the Freedom Clearinghouse ; the folks at ADAPT American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today; The Center for an Accessible Society ; and Stop Shrinks! for information on how YOU can get involved right where you are at the grass roots level. Visit and Join the American Association of People with Disabilities AAPD

For the latest information on OUR Employees
on the Hill and in the White House

Visit and Join JUSTICE for All.
Remember Employees Act Differently When Watched.

To Join the FIGHT to Save your LIFE

Visit Not Dead Yet !

If you want to chat

Visit us in the DIMENET Disability Rights Chat space.
If you cannot get to the DIMENET Disability Rights Chat, help is available Here

Visit your DIMENET Account via Telnet

DIMENET SITES:

Dayton, OH
Framingham, MA
Washington, PA

To learn more about us check out the DIMENET On-Line User Manual

Visit Our DIMENET Partners

The National Council on Independent Living
The ILRU Independent Living Internet Gateway
The ILRU Job BANK
The Research and Training Center on Independent Living RTCIL At the University of Kansas

Search our On-Line Databases

Visit and Enjoy the ILRU-DIMENET On Line Independent Living Library

Share your materials with others via the ILRU-DIMENET On Line Independent Living Library Contrubite Items Here

Find someone to discuss it with at the ILRU-DIMENET
On Line Independent Living Library Technical Assistance Database

Access CIL Information and Referral Database Dayton Ohio
MetroWest CIL Information and Referral Database Framingham Massachusetts
Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living Information and Referral Database Washington Pennsylvania
All the rest at DIMENET Hot News Archives

DIMENET Statewide Independent Living Council Partners

DIMENET SILC Newsgroup General SILC Discussion Area
Massachusetts SILC DIMENET Newsgroup Discussion Area and Home Page
Ohio SILC Newsgroup Discussion Area and Home Page
Pennsylvania SILC Newsgroup Discussion Area
Pennsylvania SILC StateWide Consolidated Information and Referral Database Project

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We hope you enjoy your visit!

Let us know what you think and what we should add. Also let us know if you are a Disability Rights Organizer and could use cheap or free web, majordomo mailing lists and chat space. We might be able to make a deal! The DIMENET Editorial Committee has done it many times in the past to further the development of the disability rights movement on the net.

Sincerely,

Roland W. Sykes, Chair
On behalf of the DIMENET Editorial Committee

Write to us at virtual@virtualcil.org

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