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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Congress to Vote on New Covid Bill

05.15.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Take Action: Here is a quick and easy link from the Arc of the...

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Advocacy Alerts

Personal Assistants in Illinois Can Access Covid-19 Testing

05.12.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today we have some updates that are specific to Illinois, and some updates that...

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Community Prevails During Physical Distancing

05.11.20

As we progress through the pandemic and all of the new challenges that accompany it, some groups are finding consistency...

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Books to Read While We’re All at Home: Disability Edition

05.08.20

With everyone practicing social distancing these days, now might be a good time to catch up on your reading list....

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Advocacy Alerts

Update from Access Living: Strike Averted; Action for HCBS; New Resources

05.07.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Illinois Nursing Home Strike Averted: A tentative agreement has been reached between Illinois nursing...

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Updates from Access Living: Disability and Education during Covid-19

05.07.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Our message today is focused on education for students with disabilities, nationally and locally....

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#GivingTuesdayNow

05.05.20

Today, organizations around the world are coming together in solidarity to ask for your support in the face of COVID-19....

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Advocacy Alerts

May 4, 2020 – Updates from Access Living: Illinois Help for Stimulus Check Cashing, Nursing Home Crisis, UN Guidance, HCBS Survey Results

05.04.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, As it is Monday morning, we once again have several important disability related updates...

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Press Releases & Statements

The Disability Community and COVID-19: A Video Message from Access Living CEO Karen Tamley

04.30.20

The COVID-19 pandemic amplifies what Access Living already knows – the disability community is at higher risk and may be...

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Know Your Rights: COVID-19 and Fair Housing

04.29.20

Fair housing means that housing providers cannot treat you differently or deny you housing based on your disability or another...

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