![The subtitle “Celebrating thirty-five years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” is above title “Two-Thousand Twenty-Five Kern County ADA Conference,” both in white color text on dark blue background. A red banner underneath the title states "Save the Date Thursday July twenty-fourth" in white color text. Underneath on a dark blue background, the location “Bakersfield Marriott” is above the “Brought to you by Independent Living Center of Kern County” statement. Contact information listed underneath shows “Phone six six one three two five one zero six three” and “Video Phone six six one three six nine eight nine six six” all in white color text all on dark blue background. Independent Living Center of Kern County Logo is shown above blue text on white banner that states “Interested in having a vendor booth or sponsoring the conference? Please contact info@ilcofkerncounty.org” ILCKC Logo consists of a rectangle sectioned into three squares with an icon per square representing accessibility and text below the rectangle. First icon shows a person using a wheelchair, the second icon depicts two hands signing the American Sign Language (ASL) symbol for "interpret" and the third icon shows a person using a white cane. Below the icons, prominently displayed are the words "Independent Living.” "Independent" is in bold, uppercase black letters. "Living" is in a flowing, cursive style in blue outlined with black. Beside the "Living" text, the words "Center of Kern County" appear in a smaller, black uppercase font.](https://ilcofkerncounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_KC-ADA-Conference_SAVE-THE-DATEWebBanner1.png)
OUR MISSION
The mission of Independent Living Center of Kern County is to empower people with disabilities to grow creatively, professionally, and personally; and to educate the community about disability related issues. The vision of Independent Living Center of Kern County is to promote positive change in society leading to the integration and acceptance of persons with disabilities within our community.