Infrastructure Bill Includes Accessibility Wins; Access Living Amtrak Advocacy Plays Role
11.17.21Chicago - November 17, 2021 - A new $1.75 billion federal grant program to improve the accessibility of legacy passenger...
Advocacy Updates: Source of Income Bill, Chicago Booster Shots, Federal Budget Bills
11.09.21Access Living friends and allies, It's Friday at last! We have a few key updates on important disability news, as...
Survey: Immigrants with Disabilities in Illinois
11.03.21Access Living friends and allies, DITI stands for the Disability and Immigration Taskforce of Illinois. DITI is comprised of disability...
Update & Action Alert From the National Council on Independent Living: Build Back Better Act Package Includes HCBS Funding
11.01.21Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today we are sharing important updates about the Build Back Better Act from The...
Advocacy Update: Disability and the New White House Budget Proposal Framework
10.28.21Access Living friends and allies, Today, President Biden is meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress to go over a framework...
Keep Up the Action! End Illinois Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
10.20.21It's Day Two of the Illinois legislature fall veto session! Access Living's top priority is to pass House Bill 2775,...
Action Needed! Time to End Illinois Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
10.19.21Today, Illinois legislators begin our fall veto session! Veto session is a two week period each fall where our state...
Action Alert: Illinois Legislators Need to End Source of Income Housing Discrimination
10.13.21Access Living friends and allies, Next week, Illinois legislators will begin our veto session! Veto session is a two week...
Action Alert: End Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
09.30.21If you live in Illinois, we need your help today to fight against Source of Income (SOI) discrimination in housing,...
Action Alert: Ensure Full Funding of HCBS in the Reconciliation Package
09.14.21Dear Access Living Friends and Allies, Today's action alert comes from NCIL concerning the money promised to Home and Community...