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Access Living Issues Statement on Choate Transformation Initiative

03.08.23

The State of Illinois announced this morning that it has begun taking steps to move residents with intellectual/developmental disabilities out...

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Remembering Judy Heumann

03.07.23

Access Living friends and allies, The disability community lost a titan this weekend with the passing of global disability activist...

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Chicago Elections; Illinois Bills to Protect Your Rights

03.02.23

Access Living friends and allies, Whew! It’s been a busy week. We sent out a triple header action email on...

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Advocacy Alerts: Illinois Bills Protecting People with Disabilities

02.28.23

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we have a BIG advocacy triple header for you! We need your help on...

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Palliative Care Webinar Today, Chicago Votes Tomorrow!

02.27.23

Access Living friends and allies, Happy Friday! We’d like to remind you about two important events happening next week, one...

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Webinar: Disability and Palliative Care, Monday February 27

02.20.23

One of the most important issues in healthcare, and one of the least discussed, is the role of palliative and...

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Volunteer Opportunities – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023

01.11.23

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often seen as an opportunity to volunteer or give back to our communities. Below,...

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Press Releases & Statements

BREAKING: Chicago Has Failed to Enforce Key Housing Accessibility Laws for People with Disabilities for 34 Years

01.04.23

CHICAGO — Fact discovery is now complete in a 2018 federal lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by Access...

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Snow and Cold Weather Resources 2022-2023

12.19.22

As a person with a disability, do you have specific things you do when cold weather arrives or to help...

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Join Us at the Chicago Disability Mayoral Candidates Forum

12.05.22

Access Living friends and allies, The race for Mayor of Chicago is heating up! The citywide election will be on...

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