Urgent Illinois Alert: Help Support the Keeping Kids in School Act!
03.04.22Access Living friends and allies: Today, we need your help in Illinois to fight school removals targeting students with disabilities. ...
Issues Affecting CPS Students with 504 Plans and IEPs: Listening Session for Parents (Virtual)
11.16.21As we approach 2022, Access Living seeks to identify the needs and concerns of CPS parents and students with 504...
INCIL Week of Daily Action: Support Education Services
04.07.21As part of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) week of daily action, today we'd like to...
Action Alert: Support Illinois Bills for Students with Disabilities
03.22.21Dear Access Living friends and allies, We need your help TODAY to support TWO special education bills in the Illinois...
On the Passing of Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis
02.08.21Access Living celebrates the life of Karen Lewis, educator and former Chicago Teachers Union President. Karen, who was not a...
Protecting Illinois Students from Seclusion and Restraint Practices
12.02.20We are excited to share the introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), a federal bill prohibiting seclusion...
CPS Investment in First Floor Access Does Not Prioritize Needs of Disabled Students
08.25.20CHICAGO – Today Access Living published its annual review of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) special education budget for FY2021,...
Action Alert: Protect Illinois Students from Seclusion and Restraint Practices
01.30.20Since the Chicago Tribune/ProPublica investigation on the use of isolated seclusion rooms was published in November of 2019, public outrage...
Isolation Is Not Education
11.21.19In the wake of “The Quiet Rooms” investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica, Access Living is enraged and deeply...
Access Living Supports Chicago Teacher’s Union’s School-level Staffing Requests
10.18.19Access Living has been fiercely advocating for our students with disabilities in Chicago. For years, we have witnessed how our...