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 […]
Events for October 28 - October 17, 2023
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
![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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unveiling Party: DISABLED I AM Story Map Project
Access Living is proud to host the Unveiling Party of DISABLED I AM’s Story Map project. Come and share your disability stories. We will celebrate disability through a mixture of […]
Inclusive Contemporary/Modern Dance Workshop
A gathering of movers of all kinds led by Maggie Bridger. All bodies, minds and experience levels are welcome. Masks are required for all in-person workshops. Please reach out to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com with any questions. Access […]
Sensory Touch and Soundscapes Interactive Session
During this user-expert feedback session, participants will have the opportunity to engage playfully with a touch-sensitive embroidered tablecloth alongside the artists, Anke Loh and Christine Shallenberg. Touch-sensitive tablecloths will be […]
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 […]
PA Training @Chicago Bee Branch 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 […]
Spring 2023 Body Casting Art Exhibition
Join us for the final exhibition of body-based artworks by Access Living consumers. This exhibition is the culmination of a spring body casting workshop hosted by the Arts & Culture […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStep 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 […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share
Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share with 2023 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Fellow, Kennedy Dawson Healy Join us for a workshop on writing play scenes about care. Learn […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando 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 […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Vodak East Side Library
PA Training @Roden 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 […]
PA Training @Virtual
PA Training @Thurgood Marshall Library
PA Training @Independence Branch Library
PA Training @Bezazian Branch 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 […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Back of the Yards Branch Library
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 […]
PA Training @Greater Grand Crossing Branch Library
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Blackstone Branch Library
PA Training @ Portage-Cragin Branch Library
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStep 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 […]
PA Training @West Pullman Branch Library
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando 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 […]
A Conversation with Lachi
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115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
A Conversation with Lachi In person only! Join us for an informal community conversation with this year’s recipient of the Lead On Award, Lachi! We are so excited to not […]
PA Training @Garfield Ridge Library
Accessible Juneteenth 2023
Come and celebrate the third annual Juneenth celebration of the black disability community and the victories we accomplished! This year there will be a DJ, food, giveaways, resources, an open […]
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 […]
PA Training @Virtual
Online – ZoomPA Training @South Chicago Library
Peer Mental Health Support Group Summer Check-In
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 […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando 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 […]
PA Training @Hall Branch Library
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Logan Square Library
PA Training @Woodson Regional 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 […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rally for a Just Waiting List
Come celebrate the reintroduction of the waitlist transparency ordinance! We want to make some noise and let people know about the Accountable Housing and Anti-Discrimination Act, which would create a […]
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 […]
Home and Community Based Services Roundtable Discussion (Virtual)
Join Access Living, consumers, homemakers, personal assistants, and others to discuss home and community-based services in Illinois. Spanish and ASL interpretation provided. CART captioning available. Register for the HCBS roundtable […]
PA Training @Sulzer Regional Library
PA Training @Virtual
Online – Zoom
Book Event – We’ve Got This: Essays by Disabled Parents
Join the Arts & Culture Project at Access Living and Women & Children First Bookstore via Zoom Webinar to celebrate the release of We've Got This: Essays By Disabled Parents […]
The 2023 Disability Pride Parade
Join Access Living in showing your disability pride! Pace Drop-off/Starting Location: 401 S. Plymouth Court Parade lineup: 10am at 401 S. Plymouth CourtParade kickoff: 11am Pace Pickup/End Location: Daley Plaza, […]
Art Collection Tour Guide Training
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesTour Guide Training in Access Living's Permanent Art Collection Access Living’s permanent art collection features work that captures aspects of the disability experience, culture and history. Displayed on the walls of […]
Peer Mental Health Support Group Summer Check-In
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 […]