Big News for Language Access for Parents of Chicago Students with Disabilities
06.30.22Access Living friends and allies, This week, we have exciting news for families of students with disabilities. The announcement below...
Action Alert: Public Comments on ISBE’s Proposed Seclusion and Restraint Rules
02.03.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today we would like to ask you to send your comments and stories to...
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...
ISBE and CPS Far Behind Schedule to Reform Special Education
11.12.18November 12, 2018 CHICAGO - Six months after the state nominally took control of special education in Chicago Public Schools...
Access Living Applauds New IL Law Supporting Students with Disabilities
08.24.18With Governor Rauner’s signature of SB 454 this week, the needs of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students with disabilities will...
New Survey Shows CPS Special Ed Problems Continue Despite ISBE Probe
05.09.18Chicago - Despite claims that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has fixed the special ed problems at issue in a state...
Systemic Problems with CPS Special Ed
04.18.18Today advocates welcomed the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) findings of systematic problems in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) provision...
CPS Routinely Delays, Denies Services to Students with Disabilities; Advocates Demand Monitor, $10 million in Compensation
04.14.18April 17, 2018 Chicago - Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is expected to announce...
Open Letter to the Illinois State Board of Education
11.20.17Chicago - This morning, a coalition of Chicago special education advocates appeared before the Illinois State Board of Education to...