Events for November 9, 2023 - October 17, 2023

 

[Webinar] Palliative Care and Disability: Enhancing Quality of Life

Virtual Event

Join Access Living and the HAP Foundation for a webinar on palliative care and people with disabilities. This event will have captioning, ASL, and a phone option for Spanish translation. What is palliative care? Palliative care is specialized medical care for those living with serious medical conditions, such as cancer. Palliative care is meant to enhance […]

Mental Health Support Group

Event Series Mental Health Support Group
Online – Zoom

The 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

Event Series Mental Health Support Group
Online – Zoom

The 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 […]

Self- & Community Care Night (Hybrid Event)

Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Join us for an evening of peer-led wellness opportunities! This event is hybrid and can be attended in person or virtually. Agenda 5:00-6:00PM: Meditation and Adaptive Yoga 6:00-7:00PM: Community Coloring Access Information ASL interpretation and live auto captioning (in Zoom) will be provided. Access Living is a scent-free building. Please refrain from wearing scented products, […]

Cambiando Vidas

Event Series Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cambiando 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 […]

Step Ahead

Event Series Step Ahead
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Step 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 […]