Access Living Files Lawsuit Against the Chicago White Sox
09.13.23CHICAGO — Access Living, a leading disability service and advocacy center, and Much Shelist, P.C., a Chicago law firm with...
“Stopping discrimination is only the first step.”
04.20.23My name is Neelam Dhadankar and I’m the Healthcare and Home and Community Based Services Policy Analyst at Access Living....
BREAKING: Chicago Has Failed to Enforce Key Housing Accessibility Laws for People with Disabilities for 34 Years
01.04.23CHICAGO — Fact discovery is now complete in a 2018 federal lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by Access...
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...
Covid-19 Disability Action Alert and Pandemic News Updates
12.15.20Access Living friends and allies: As the first vaccines roll out across the country, Congress remains stalled on Covid-19 relief,...
Media Alert: Guidance Aims to Address Bias and Discrimination, Save Disabled Lives
07.31.20WHAT: Access Living, Chicago’s leading service and advocacy organization for disabled people, will host a webinar to discuss how state...
Governor Pritzker Announces Guidance in Non-Discrimination in Emergency Healthcare
04.10.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, fear of bias in medical emergency situations has become...
Action Alert: Help Protect Against Disability Discrimination in Housing
03.10.20The Fair Housing Act protects people with disabilities from discrimination in housing. One of the requirements under the Fair Housing...
Lawsuit Alleging Decades of Housing Discrimination Against Disabled People in Chicago Can Proceed
04.02.19CHICAGO – Following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday, March 29, the City of Chicago will be required to defend...
Mayoral Candidates Commit to Spending Required to Correct Disability Discrimination in Affordable Housing Program
12.13.18CHICAGO - Candidates for Mayor of Chicago today committed to spending whatever is required to correct decades of discrimination against...