Advocacy Updates: Elections in Chicago
04.04.23Access Living friends and allies, Today’s Chicago city runoff election is critical for the future of our disability advocacy. If...
Illinois DRS Disability Employment Survey Now Open
03.31.23If you live in Illinois and you use DRS services, there is now an online Needs Assessment Survey. This survey...
Advocacy Updates: Plow the Sidewalks Ordinance Introduction Tomorrow
03.14.23It’s here! The Plow the Sidewalks ordinance will be introduced in Chicago’s City Council by Alderman Gilbert Villegas tomorrow. As...
Accessible Public Safety Webinar: A Pathway Forward
03.09.2343% of people with disabilities are arrested at least once by age 28. And of course, racial disparities are involved....
Palliative Care Webinar Today, Chicago Votes Tomorrow!
02.27.23Access Living friends and allies, Happy Friday! We’d like to remind you about two important events happening next week, one...
Webinar: Disability and Palliative Care, Monday February 27
02.20.23One of the most important issues in healthcare, and one of the least discussed, is the role of palliative and...
BREAKING: Chicago Has Failed to Enforce Key Housing Accessibility Laws for People with Disabilities for 34 Years
01.04.23CHICAGO — Fact discovery is now complete in a 2018 federal lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by Access...
Join Us at the Chicago Disability Mayoral Candidates Forum
12.05.22Access Living friends and allies, The race for Mayor of Chicago is heating up! The citywide election will be on...
Election Day Reflections for Disability Advocates
11.08.22Access Living friends and allies, Today’s midterm election results will determine the future of our disability advocacy for the next...
Advocacy Updates: City Council Budget, #PlowTheSidewalks
10.24.22Access Living friends and allies, We have three great disability action items for you today. This morning, Chicago City Council begins...