People with disabilities working together for dignity, independence and civil rights The Mission of the Vermont Center for Independent Living is to empower Vermonters with disabilities, Deaf Vermonters, and other citizens of Vermont to tear down the physical, communication, and attitudinal barriers that keep us from realizing our full human potential. Our goal is to build communities in which we can achieve our full human potential and civil rights and equal access to services and opportunities; communities that have available ongoing resources and options for independent living; and in which we can realize our power to control and direct our own lives. We join together to celebrate our diversity and our common goal for the full inclusion of all persons in the life our communities.