DOJ Statement Exposes Chicago’s Weak Defense in Accessible Affordable Housing Litigation
12.13.23CHICAGO, IL – December 13, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday night filed a Statement of Interest...
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...
4/2: COVID-19 Updates From Access Living
04.02.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, We have a mix of updates for you today. Please be sure to read...
Disability Organization Appeals Its Dismissal from Uber Lawsuit
06.12.19CHICAGO – Chicago disability nonprofit Access Living today appealed its dismissal from a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. for violations...
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...
Woman Denied Shelter Due to Disability Files Lawsuit Against Chicago
03.20.19CHICAGO - Laura Martin, a woman with rheumatoid arthritis, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Chicago...
Disability Rights Group Demands City of Chicago Make Homeless Shelters Accessible
03.12.19CHICAGO – Members of Access Living’s Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) will gather at 10 a.m. today, Tuesday,...
Court Rules that Lawsuit Against Uber for ADA Violations Can Continue
12.20.18December 20, 2018 CHICAGO - Judge Manish S. Shah of the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
Access Living sues the City of Chicago for three decades of discrimination against people with disabilities in Affordable Rental Housing Program
05.14.18CHICAGO - Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,...