Events for August 7, 2023 - March 26

 

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 […]

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 […]

Spring 2023 Body Casting Art Exhibition

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

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 project. Artists were encouraged to explore their relationship with their own bodies, engage with art materials in creative ways, and consider the connection between mental […]

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 […]

Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share

Haymarket House 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, Illinois

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 about how Kennedy found grounding in writing about issues surrounding care through her in-progress project Care: The Musical. Then, take time to develop your own scene […]

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 […]