Action Alert: Disability Advocate Witness Slips Needed for CESSA, Money Bond Reform
10.19.20[Quick link to take action] Tomorrow, the Illinois legislature will hold a special joint Senate-House committee hearing focused on bail...
Day Five: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)
10.16.20Today is Day Five of Access Living's Week of Action to support the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)....
Day Four: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)
10.15.20Today is Day Four of Access Living's Week of Action to #SupportCESSA. We're asking you to contact your Illinois State...
Day Three: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)
10.15.20Access Living friends and allies: Today is Day 3 of Access Living's Week of Action to support the Community Emergency...
Day Two: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)
10.13.20Access Living friends and allies: Today is Day Two of Access Living's Week of Action to support the Community Emergency...
Day One: Action Week for Illinois Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA)
10.12.20This week, Access Living will be hosting online action to support the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA). CESSA...
Action Alert: Support CESSA in Illinois for Non-Police Emergency Response Options
08.31.20Access Living friends and allies, Our nation continues to witness regular violent encounters between police and people with disabilities, especially...
Action Alert: Ask Illinois Legislators to Support CESSA for Non Police Alternatives to Emergency Crises
07.15.20Earlier this week we hosted a virtual town hall this evening with impacted community members and legislators about a state...
“My Brother Would Still be Alive Today.” CESSA Bill Would Create Alternative Emergency Response System for Mental/Behavioral Emergencies
07.13.20Chicago — July 13, 2020 — Access Living, Chicago’s leading service and advocacy center for people with disabilities, hosted a...
Media Alert: Responding to Mental/Behavioral Emergencies Without Police Saves Lives
07.09.20During an emergency, the needs of people with mental and behavioral disabilities are too often misunderstood, leading to police killings...