Hospitals, the Omicron Variant, and Your Rights
01.19.22The number of Omicron cases in Illinois has begun to stabilize, but hospitalization numbers remain high. When patient numbers are...
Access Living Files Lawsuit to Protect Civil Rights of People in Recovery
01.11.22CHICAGO, Ill. – Haymarket Center, Chicago’s largest nonprofit substance use disorder treatment center, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit today seeking...
Access Living Names One New Board Member at 2021 Annual Meeting as Two Members Wrap Up Terms
12.09.21Chicago – December 9, 2021 Earlier this week, Access Living named Sangeeta Patel Driver, MD, MPH to its Board of Directors,...
Access Living Mourns the Death of Bob Dole
12.05.21CHICAGO — December 5, 2021 — Access Living joins many in the disability community today in mourning the death of former United States...
Access Living Statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
11.19.21Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two men at a racial justice protest in Wisconsin last summer, today...
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...
Access Living Statement on End of Illinois Eviction Moratorium
10.04.21Today, Governor Pritzker has ended the statewide eviction moratorium, causing homelessness and human suffering throughout Illinois. This will disproportionately negatively...
Access Living Issues Public Comment: “Increased law enforcement is not a cure-all.”
09.16.21On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Access Living Transportation Policy Analyst Laura Saltzman, spoke on behalf of the Transportation Equity Network...
Breaking News: CESSA signed into law by Governor Pritzker
08.25.21August 25, 2021 CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) into...
Statement from CEO Karen Tamley on the 31st Anniversary of the ADA
07.26.21As the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on...