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Healthcare

 
 
Press Releases & Statements

Hospitals, the Omicron Variant, and Your Rights

01.19.22

The number of Omicron cases in Illinois has begun to stabilize, but hospitalization numbers remain high. When patient numbers are...

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In The News

“Home services are just as important as roads and bridges. Care Can’t Wait.”

11.11.21

In this 10 minute audio clip, WBBM RadioNews reporters cover the recent Build Back Better Act rally of home healthcare...

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Advocacy Alerts

Illinois Action Alert TODAY, 9/3: Ask Congress to Support Community Living

09.03.21

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we need Illinois advocates' help to ensure that key members of Congress from Illinois...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Statement Regarding Reached Agreement with University of Illinois Health

07.13.21

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) and Dr. Angel Miles amicably worked together in a...

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Advocacy News

Updates from Access Living: New Vaccine Guidelines for Youth, Transportation, and Vaccine Survey for Disability Community

05.12.21

Today we have new vaccine information we want to share with you, including: On May 11, the FDA authorized the...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Challenges and Opportunities in Quality Affordable Health Care Coverage for People with Disabilities

02.26.21

Editor's Note: Dr. Angel Love Miles is a healthcare policy analyst at Access Living. She authored this article for Protect...

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Advocacy Alerts

Updates from Access Living: Covid Vaccine Q&A on Feb 18; New National Data on HCBS and Covid-19 Risk; NCIL Action Alert

02.16.21

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021: Upcoming Covid vaccine Q&A for the disability community, new data on Covid-19 risk and HCBS, and...

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Press Releases & Statements

Media Alert – Eligibility and Access: Town Hall to Address the Disability Community’s Urgent Need for COVID-19 Vaccines

02.02.21

WHAT: Chicago-based disability rights group Access Living is pushing to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people living in the community,...

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Advocacy Alerts

Access Living Vaccine Town Hall, Immigration Victory, Police Use of Force Webinar, Transition Advocacy, and Chicago Taxi Access!

01.29.21

Today we have a roundup of key updates on different topics…the Covid-19 vaccine, immigration issues, education access, transportation. It has...

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Advocacy Alerts

Update from Access Living: Illinois Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

01.22.21

Access Living friends and allies: Yesterday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of...

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