Issues Affecting CPS Students with 504 Plans and IEPs: Listening Session for Parents (Virtual)
11.16.21As we approach 2022, Access Living seeks to identify the needs and concerns of CPS parents and students with 504...
July 28, 2021: New Laws Signed in Illinois for Special Education Students
07.29.21Access Living friends and allies: We're very pleased to share that as of this morning, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed...
Spring 2021 Illinois State Legislative Disability Roundup
06.03.21Access Living friends and allies: Late last night, the Illinois legislature finally adjourned the spring session. A $42 billion state...
Updates from Access Living: Illinois Housing Relief; Child Stimulus Checks; New Federal Special Ed Guidance
05.24.21Access Living friends and allies: Today, we'd like to share a few key updates that affect people with disabilities. Read...
Updates on Our Current Work on Illinois State Disability Bills
04.26.21Today, we'd like to update you on the status of several important disability-related bills in the Illinois legislature. Each year...
INCIL Week of Daily Action: Support Education Services
04.07.21As part of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) week of daily action, today we'd like to...
Action Alert: Support Illinois Bills for Students with Disabilities
03.22.21Dear Access Living friends and allies, We need your help TODAY to support TWO special education bills in the Illinois...
Highlights: Our Current Work on Illinois State Bills
03.08.21Access Living friends and allies, Here in Illinois, it is a very busy time for state policy advocacy. Our state...
On the Passing of Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis
02.08.21Access Living celebrates the life of Karen Lewis, educator and former Chicago Teachers Union President. Karen, who was not a...
End Use of Federal Funding for Police in Schools
02.08.21Access Living along with nearly 100 student-led and community-led civil rights, education, and disability rights organizations have signed onto a...