All disabled people are able to live independently as full citizens with equal rights and opportunities We are a Limited Company with Chartiable status.
Company no. 5480761; Charity no. 1120611
01/04/2026
Join Emma on her ambitious journey across Wiltshire – using the buses to get there! 🚌
Being “an adventurous girl ever since she was a baby”, Emma has never been shy of a challenge – catching the bus to college, making new friends, and studying to get a job in the future🎯
Wanting to see what Wiltshire has to offer, Emma and her Life Connector caught the bus from North Wiltshire to Trowbridge, exploring the town and making some friends along the way 🐿️💚
Thanks for following her journey 🚌
Do you have a big goal for your future and want to connect to your community?
How can disabled people & local creative groups work together to boost everyday creativity?
Well, it’s simple 💡
Download our new co-produced toolkits, created in partnership with Disability Rights UK DABD Breakthrough UK Creative Lives 64 Million Artists Audience Agency Attitude is Everything & Sarah Oswald
Full of tips and tricks to help you along your journeyto build more inclusive, creative spaces.
Let’s work together to make creativity accessible for everyone .
Alt Text
Moving graphic image with a yellow background and purple text.
How can Disabled people and local creative groups work together to boost creativity?
Download our new Toolkits
Make it Together logo with three lines symbolising creativity
26/03/2026
Happy Social Prescribing day!
Did you know that Life Connecting is our approach to social prescribing? We walk alongside people, while they discover what their Good Life looks like.
Creative opportunities should never be seen as a luxury for Disabled people
That’s why, in collaboration with Disability Rights UK 64 Million Artists Creative Lives Attitude is Everything, The Audience Agency, Sarah Oswald, and other DPOs, (Disabled People’s Organisation's) DABD Breakthrough UK
We’ve developed a Toolkit to support you in mapping creative opportunities for Disabled people in your area.
Alt Text
Moving graphic image with a yellow background and purple text.
Calling DPOs:
A new Toolkit to help you map everyday creative opportunities for Disabled people in your area
Make it Together logo with three lines symbolising creativity
24/03/2026
🎨Want top tips to make your creative group more accessible?
🎭 We know for local creative groups, making things accessible can sometimes feel overwhelming.That’s why we are proud to launch Make it Together’s new Toolkit, co-produced for creative group leaders
in partnership with Disability Rights UK and our other amazing partners DABD Breakthrough UK Creative Lives 64 Million Artists Attitude is Everything Audience Agency Sarah Oswald
Alt Text
Moving graphic image with a yellow background and purple text.
Want top tips to make your creative group more accessible?
Download our new Toolkit for creative group leaders
Make it Together logo with three lines symbolising creativity
24/03/2026
Calling all Young People and people who have experienced accessing education outside of school or college. ☺
One of the Young Pioneers is running a short session to understand what works well and what can be diffrent in the future for Young People who do not go to a traditional school or college setting.
All info is on the attached poster. Or contact Sharon at Wiltshire CIL - 07812 495968
23/03/2026
When you hear the words Reference Group, do you think of lots of meetings, agendas or paperwork? 📉
At Fairfield College, our Reference Group do things a little differently, focusing on inclusivity, creativity and setting meaningful ambitions for young people 🎯💚
That’s why a couple weeks ago, students got to see their latest creation - Ambitions Collective’s new keyrings and stickers 🔑🥳💚
Made with a purpose, keep an eye out to see how you or your young person can get more involved in the movement and your hands on these soon!
funded by The National Lottery Community Fund
20/03/2026
We are celebrating Lewis in our Ambitions Collective Spotlight!
Lewis visited his old school to tell them about his experiences at a new school. His lived experience has helped to enoourage and reassure others.
If you're interested in sharing your Ambitious story, get in touch with one of our life connectors and you can be part of the Ambitions Collective.
19/03/2026
Ever wondered what having a job is really like? 🤔💭
As our interns Renee and Christopher will tell you… working at Wiltshire CIL can mean wearing lots of different hats, including this week, being a social media guru 🧠
That’s why Christopher is linking up with his colleagues Abbie and Rachael, finding out how to share a post on online
Working on some top secret projects over the last few months 🤫 the interns are getting ready to share some exciting news on Wiltshire CIL’s socials, inspiring other young people to be ambitious for their future 🎯
Keep an eye out to see what interns have been getting up to soon 👀
funded by the National Lottery Community Fund
18/03/2026
Our office is having a glow up 🥳
Sadly we are saying goodbye to the rainbow curtain 🌈 but hello to a fresh new collaboration space 👋
We are still working whilst the office is shut, you can send us an email on info@wiltshirecil.org.uk or catch us on our socials.
17/03/2026
Want to have a chat with the Wiltshire CIL team? 🌍💚
Meet Abbie, Rachael and Dani today at Wiltshire Council’s Social Care Community Fayre
Find us at County Hall, Trowbridge until 4pm today 📍
Our Wiltshire
13/03/2026
Have you heard about Wiltshire CIL?
If not, this is for you!
We are hosting a drop-in session at the Devizes library on the 19th of March, 12:30-15:30.
Come along, meet us, take a break and learn about what we do! We would love to get you involved! We hope to see you there.
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living is a user led organisation which means we are managed and led by local disabled people. Our core work is to support disabled people across Wiltshire to actively experience choice, control and independence.
We are a registered charity (1120611) and a company ltd by guarantee (5480761)
We are commissioned by Wiltshire Council to provide support to people in receipt of a personal budget (PB) through a direct payment. Following a comprehensive assessment for a social care package people can choose to receive a ‘cash’ payment to manage their own care. People arrange their care through an agency of their choice or by directly employing their own Personal Assistant (PA). We support with all areas to ensure people can manage their direct payment effectively including offering a payroll and banking service so that people are supported with all aspects of employment law. We host a PA register and support people with the recruitment and management of their PA’s. We also provide a support planning service and community development opportunities alongside our #Makesomeonewelcome campaign.
In June 2018 we were awarded a contract with Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide them with user expertise. We have a register of User Engagement which people can sign up to and become involved in sharing their views on using adult social care and health services.
