Access Living Statement: Amended Affordable Requirements Ordinance for Housing
04.22.21Access Living along with our coalition partners at the Chicago Housing Initiative (CHI), do not support City Council’s passage this...
Access Living Statement on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin
04.21.21Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty yesterday —on all counts — of the brutal and senseless...
URGENT ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Support CESSA Today!
04.21.21Today, disability advocates across Illinois are calling on our legislators to support the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA). CESSA is...
Illinois Action Alert: Ask Your State Legislators to End Source of Income Discrimination
04.20.21Today, we ask your help to contact Illinois legislators about an important housing rights bill. HB 2775/SB 2492 is the...
Financial Literacy is a Step to Financial Empowerment
04.19.21Editor's Note: Carleda Johnson is Access Living's Independent Living Skills Coordinator and the instructor in all of Access Living's financial...
Statement Regarding the Shooting of Adam Toledo
04.16.21Yesterday, authorities released body camera video that shows the horrific shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago Police on March...
DCAL Junior Artists-in-Residence Featured at La Grange Art League
04.13.21This April, DCAL Junior Artists-in-Residence Justin Cooper and Genevieve Nutley are the featured guest artists at the La Grange Art...
FOUR Illinois Action Alerts! Join INCIL’s Week of Action
04.12.21Access Living friends and allies, Today is the last day of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL)...
Illinois Vaccine Update; John Oliver on Long Term Care; HCBS Access Act Comments Due
04.12.21Access Living friends and allies: Illinois Vaccine Eligibility Update: As of today, Monday April 12, the state of Illinois has...
INCIL Week of Daily Action: Support Education Services
04.07.21As part of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) week of daily action, today we'd like to...