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Press Releases & Statements

Access Living Files Lawsuit Against the Chicago White Sox

09.13.23

CHICAGO — Access Living, a leading disability service and advocacy center, and Much Shelist, P.C., a Chicago law firm with...

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Press Releases & Statements

BREAKING: Chicago Has Failed to Enforce Key Housing Accessibility Laws for People with Disabilities for 34 Years

01.04.23

CHICAGO — Fact discovery is now complete in a 2018 federal lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by Access...

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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Civil Rights at Risk in Medicaid and Safety Net Lawsuit

09.27.22

Access Living friends and allies,  This is a nursing home case that, if brought to the U.S. Supreme Court, could...

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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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Blog

21st Anniversary of Olmstead, and What Lies Ahead

06.23.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Yesterday, June 22, was the 21st anniversary of the Olmstead U.S. Supreme Court case....

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Press Releases & Statements

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in Access Living vs. Uber

12.09.19

CHICAGO - The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in Access Living’s appeal of its dismissal from...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Disability Organization Appeals Its Dismissal from Uber Lawsuit

06.12.19

CHICAGO – Chicago disability nonprofit Access Living today appealed its dismissal from a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. for violations...

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Press Releases & Statements

Lawsuit Alleging Decades of Housing Discrimination Against Disabled People in Chicago Can Proceed

04.02.19

CHICAGO – Following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday, March 29, the City of Chicago will be required to defend...

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Press Releases & Statements

Woman Denied Shelter Due to Disability Files Lawsuit Against Chicago

03.20.19

CHICAGO - Laura Martin, a woman with rheumatoid arthritis, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Chicago...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Disability Rights Group Demands City of Chicago Make Homeless Shelters Accessible

03.12.19

CHICAGO – Members of Access Living’s Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) will gather at 10 a.m. today, Tuesday,...

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