#CripTheVote: Illinois 2022 Midterm Elections
11.07.22Access Living friends and allies, Tomorrow is the 2022 Midterm Election! Across the country, voters are weighing in on their candidates...
Hospitals, the Omicron Variant, and Your Rights
01.19.22The number of Omicron cases in Illinois has begun to stabilize, but hospitalization numbers remain high. When patient numbers are...
Action Alert: Illinois Legislators Need to End Source of Income Housing Discrimination
10.13.21Access Living friends and allies, Next week, Illinois legislators will begin our veto session! Veto session is a two week...
Gov. Pritzker Eliminates the Sub-minimum Wage in State Contracting
10.05.21Governor Pritzker has ended, by Executive Order, the use of sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities employed by state vendors....
Access Living Statement on End of Illinois Eviction Moratorium
10.04.21Today, Governor Pritzker has ended the statewide eviction moratorium, causing homelessness and human suffering throughout Illinois. This will disproportionately negatively...
Action Alert: End Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
09.30.21If you live in Illinois, we need your help today to fight against Source of Income (SOI) discrimination in housing,...
Breaking News: CESSA signed into law by Governor Pritzker
08.25.21August 25, 2021 CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) into...
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...
Support SB 1975: Disability Homestead Exemption Amendment
05.06.21Sen. Laura Fine - Dale Fowler - Melinda Bush, Brian W. Stewart, Dan McConchie, Terri Bryant, Julie A. Morrison, Cristina...
State of Illinois Expands Vaccine Eligibility to People with Disabilities
02.25.21Access Living friends and allies: Today, the State of Illinois is officially expanding Phase 1B of its vaccine rollout plan...