Events for December 12 - March 10, 2025
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Power to the People Meeting
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesContact Amber Smock with questions or to request accommodations.
Mental Health Support Group
Virtual EventThe 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 offer […]
PA Training @Back of the Yards
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 OlavarrÃa Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
DRACH Organizing Meeting
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesThe Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets throughout the month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, and community allies. Attend via Zoom. **If you have technical difficulties with joining the Zoom meeting, please contact Cathleen O'Brien. Join Zoom Meeting Here Meeting ID: 824 9904 7906 […]
Taskforce for Attendant Services
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesTaskforce for Attendant Services (TFAS) is made up of consumers with disabilities and personal assistants (PAs). Together, members organize and advocate for programs or campaigns that support personal care workers and independent living for people with disabilities. Contact Ryan McGraw with questions or to request an accommodation. How to attend: Join this TFAS meeting via […]
PA Training @Chicago Lawn 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.
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Inclusive Dance Workshop Series
Online – ZoomIt's time for the Fall 2022 Inclusive Dance Workshop Series! The series is a weekly Wednesday gathering of movers of all bodies, minds and experience levels. Each session, different facilitators and guest artists lead the group through an exploration of dance-making tools, dance techniques, and improvisational exercises, from ballet to improvisation to voguing. The workshops […]
Annual Meeting
Please join us in recognizing and celebrating our major achievements from this past year and to honor the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, the Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing, and a surprise grassroots advocate for their work in advancing the rights of people with disabilities. Sign language interpretation and CART will be provided. […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAdvance 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.
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 @ Austin-Irving Park Library
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Greater Grand Cross Library
Taskforce for Attendant Services
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesTaskforce for Attendant Services (TFAS) is made up of consumers with disabilities and personal assistants (PAs). Together, members organize and advocate for programs or campaigns that support personal care workers and independent living for people with disabilities. Contact Ryan McGraw with questions or to request an accommodation. How to attend: Join this TFAS meeting via […]
PA Training @McKinley Park Library
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 OlavarrÃa Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training, Virtual
Online – ZoomDRACH Organizing Meeting
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesThe Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets throughout the month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, and community allies. Attend via Zoom. **If you have technical difficulties with joining the Zoom meeting, please contact Cathleen O'Brien. Join Zoom Meeting Here Meeting ID: 824 9904 7906 […]
PA Training @Humboldt Park Library
Power to the People Meeting
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesContact Amber Smock with questions or to request accommodations.
Disability Portraiture Project Community Gathering
Join us for an evening community gathering at Access Living, where you will see portraits created by community members and the students in the Materials and Media in Art Therapy Class in the art therapy and counseling department at the School of the Art institute of Chicago. Schedule Access Information Access Living is a scent […]