Events for December 12 - June 23, 2025
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Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
PA Training @Virtual
PA Training @Chicago Bee Library
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
Advance Your Leadership Power
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAdvance Your Leadership Power meets on the first, third, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities, social justice advocates, and allies. At present, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting.
![Flyer with drawing of two figures with conversation bubbles. Flyer text reads, "Join Access Living, the Department of Rehabilitation Services, Consumers, Homemakers, Personal Care Attendants, and others to discuss home and community-based services in Illinois. Home and Community Based Services Town Hall. Uplift your stories to build a better future. Join ONLINE or IN PERSON! To attend please register here [link] Spanish and ASL interpretation provided and CARET captioning available. Please submit accommodation requewsts before 3/10/23. Wednesday March 22, 2023, 1-3PM. Join online or at Access Living 115 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654. 4th Floor."](https://accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Home-and-Community-Based-Services-Townhall.png "Home and Community Based Services Townhall")
Town Hall: Home and Community-Based Services in Illinois
Uplift your stories to build a better future! On March 22, Join Access Living, the Department of Rehabilitation Services, consumers, homemakers, and personal care attendants to discuss home and community-based services in Illinois. This is a hybrid event. Please register ahead of time to attend virtually OR in person. Spanish and ASL interpretation and CART […]
PA Training @Avalon Park Library
PA Training @West Loop Library
My Girl My Story: Film Screening and Discussion
About the Film: My Girl Story Documentary tells the stories of two African American girls from Detroit and their fight to become the young ladies they want to be. To commemorate Women's History Month during the month of March, My Girl Story LLC, producer of the My Girl Story documentary, is partnering with community organizations […]
PA Training @Chinatown Library
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
PA Training @Access Living
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
PA Training @Access Living
PA Training @North Pulaski Library
Advance Your Leadership Power
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAdvance Your Leadership Power meets on the first, third, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities, social justice advocates, and allies. At present, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting.
![Blue background with white text that reads, "[Webinar] Disability and Opposition to Assisted Suicide."](https://accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ass.-Suicide-Event-Calendar.png "Ass.-Suicide-Event-Calendar")
[Webinar] Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide
PA Training @Edgewater Library
Step Ahead
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStep Ahead is an Access Living group for people with disabilities who previously lived in a nursing facility and are now living independently in the community. The group aims to provide knowledge, information, and community resources for people with disabilities who want to further develop their independence. This group also welcomes individuals who are currently in […]
PA Training @Access Living
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]