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Press Releases & Statements

Access Living Applauds Disability Visibility in Johnson Mayoral Transition Report

07.12.23

On Thursday, July 6, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the release of his transition team’s report, A Blueprint for Creating...

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Advocacy News

Advocacy Updates: Elections in Chicago

04.04.23

Access Living friends and allies, Today’s Chicago city runoff election is critical for the future of our disability advocacy. If...

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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 News

Join Us at the Chicago Disability Mayoral Candidates Forum

12.05.22

Access Living friends and allies, The race for Mayor of Chicago is heating up! The citywide election will be on...

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Advocacy Alerts

Advocacy News: We Have a Disability Futures Fellow!, CRA Comments Needed, Long Covid Resource Page

07.29.22

Access Living friends and allies, Happy Friday! We have another great set of disability updates for you today. Access Living's...

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Advocacy News

Town Hall: Disability Feedback as Chicago Reopens

06.09.21

Reminder to those of you in Chicago! This afternoon is an important online session on re-opening the City of Chicago....

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Events

Reminder! Community Covid Vaccine Q&A Tonight

02.18.21

Today, for those who live in Chicago/Illinois, Access Living is hosting a town hall on the Covid-19 vaccine. Not only...

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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

Covid-19 Disability Action Alert and Pandemic News Updates

12.15.20

Access Living friends and allies: As the first vaccines roll out across the country, Congress remains stalled on Covid-19 relief,...

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