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Upcoming Events

 
 

Webinar: Mobile Crisis Teams + CESSA, with Preston Looper & Access Living

10.16.24

Come learn about mobile crisis teams (MCT) from Preston Looper, Director of the Mobile Crisis Team programs in Dallas for...

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Advocacy News

Advocacy News: Ask the Governor; CESSA Celebration; and Big Hearing Aid News

08.17.22

Access Living friends and allies, If you've been waiting to hear from us, we've been in the process of testing...

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Advocacy News

CESSA Regional Committee Opportunity and Accessible Juneteenth

06.09.22

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to highlight two great opportunities, one for CESSA and one for Juneteenth!...

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Press Releases & Statements

Breaking News: CESSA signed into law by Governor Pritzker

08.25.21

August 25, 2021 CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) into...

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Advocacy News

Updates from Access Living: CESSA Passes Illinois Senate Committee! Here’s What Happens Next

05.20.21

Access Living friends and allies: We are pleased to share that the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) passed...

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Advocacy Alerts

Advocacy Alert: Crunch Time for CESSA! Take Action Today

05.17.21

Access Living friends and allies: On 5/18, the CESSA bill will be heard by Illinois Senators in the Behavioral and...

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Advocacy News

Updates on Our Current Work on Illinois State Disability Bills

04.26.21

Today, we'd like to update you on the status of several important disability-related bills in the Illinois legislature. Each year...

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Advocacy Alerts

URGENT ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Support CESSA Today!

04.21.21

Today, disability advocates across Illinois are calling on our legislators to support the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA). CESSA is...

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Advocacy Alerts

ACTION ALERT: Support Illinois CESSA Bill

03.18.21

Access Living friends and allies, This Friday, March 19, the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) will be heard...

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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Alternatives for Mental/Behavioral 911 Response in Illinois

03.09.21

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to ask Illinois advocates to help support the Community Emergency Services and...

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