U.S. Code > Title 29 Labor > CHAPTER 16—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES (§§ 701—797_to_797b) > SUBCHAPTER VII—INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (§§ 796—796l) > Part A—Individuals With Significant Disabilities (§§ 796—796f6) > subpart 1—general provisions (§§ 796—796d1) > § 796a. Definitions

§ 796a. Definitions

As used in this part:
(1) Center for independent living
The term “center for independent living” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that—
(A) is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities; and
(B) provides an array of independent living services.
(2) Consumer control
The term “consumer control” means, with respect to a center for independent living, that the center vests power and authority in individuals with disabilities.