Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing

 

Advocating for Accessible, Affordable Housing

Iliana Rivera Haven

Community Organizer – Housing

irhaven@accessliving.org

(312) 640-2158

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People with disabilities have the right to safe, healthy places to live

Access Living’s Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) fights for equitable, sustainable housing developments that meet the needs of low-income households, people with disabilities, and other historically marginalized groups. 

What’s DRACH up to? View Recent Press Coverage

In addition to grassroots advocacy, DRACH members teach organizations and the broader community about the need for housing accessibility.

DRACH works with coalitions throughout Chicago, including the Chicago Housing Initiative and Lift the Ban, which seek to expand and protect subsidized or affordable rental housing. Currently, DRACH is campaigning for accessibility in Chicago homeless shelters.

Get Involved with DRACH

  • Join DRACH in protesting, advocating, and speaking to legislators
  • DRACH meets virtually throughout the month. Check the date of the next DRACH meeting here.  
  • DRACH is open to all; members are people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, and community allies.

For more information about DRACH, contact Access Living’s Housing Community Organizer.

Access Living activists pose for a group photo in front of the Illinois State Capitol building.
Activists at a rally outside City Hall
Selfie of two housing advocates
A woman in a red hat and suit jacket holds a protest sign and speaks to someone standing nearby.
Group photo of Access Living staff and allies getting ready for the disability pride parade
A woman using a power chair hugs a little girl as they pose for the camera
Selfie of housing advocates lining up for a protest
Four women smile at the camera
DRACH members at a hybrid meeting
Three DRACH members pose for a photo together at a round table.
Housing activists sit in a row of chairs at a city council meeting
Two women wearing conference name tags pose for a photo
Participants at the disability pride parade
Participants at the disability pride parade
Participants at the disability pride parade
A man with blue-tinted sunglasses grins widely
The Access Living disability pride parade float
Participants at the disability pride parade
A selfie view of DRACH members gathering for a meeting in the background and the photographer's face in the foreground
Activists carrying protest signs pose for a group photo in front of a white marble wall.