Disability Empowerment Center of Lancaster and Lebanon Pennsylvania Employee Directory

Civic and Social OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States11-50 Employees

Disability Empowerment Center (DEC) serves as a Center for Independent Living for people with diverse disabilities in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, providing free, confidential services that emphasize self-determination and personal choice for individuals of all ages and all types of disabilities. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, it is a private nonprofit, nonresidential organization run by and for people with disabilities, founded in 2002. DEC operates as a registered 501(c)(3) organization supported under a federal contract with the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education.
Originating as an outreach office of the Center for Independent Opportunities in York, it became an autonomous center for Independent Living in 2007 to serve its two-county region. The center's work focuses on removing barriers, ensuring access, protecting civil rights, and promoting social change to advance equal opportunity and full participation in community life for people with diverse disabilities.

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