About Access Living

A training for individuals who would like to join Access Living’s pool of qualified personal assistants. For information, contact Jennifer at 312-640-2103 (voice) or 312-640-2167 (TTY).

Disability Rights Consortium

9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Equip for Equality

20 North Michigan, 300

Chicago

At this month's consortium, Equip for Equality's Cheryl Jansen will present on the rights of voters with disabilities. Representatives from the Chicago Board of Elections and from the Cook County Clerk's office will present on their efforts on behalf of voters with disabilities. If you are unavailable to attend, the consortium is available via webcast at www.illinoislegaladvocate.org

Thursday, August 28

The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing, (DRACH)

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Access Living

A monthly meeting of housing advocates who work to enforce and implement the housing rights of people with disabilities. For information, contact Deidre at 312-640-2132 (voice), 312-640-2102 (TTY)

Friday, September 5

Join artists, people with disabilities and many others for an

Opening Night Reception for

Totems and Familiars

New Works on Paper from the artist Riva Lehrer

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Printworks Gallery

311 West Superior, Suite 105

Chicago

The exhibition continues through October 25, 2008

September 10, 2008

Project Embrace presents

Erasing the Distance

The People I Know

A production chronicling 6 True Stories of People whose lives

have been impacted by Mental Illness

This is a project by Cheryl's Dreaming Big

This event is at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum

725 West Roosevelt Road

Chicago, IL 60608

Saturday, September 27

Building Bridges to Independence:

Empowering Communities, Individuals with Disabilities and their Families

Saturday, September 27, 2008

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

The NEW Town of Cicero Community Center

2250 South 49th Avenue

Cicero, IL

To learn more about the conference, contact Maricela Hernandez at Access Living

312-640-2185 (voice)

312-640-2167 (TTY)

mhernandez@accessliving.org

Friday, October 3

DANCE>DETOUR

presents

WE ALL MATTER!

An extraordinary artistic celebration of differences. This benefit performance will feature dancers "gliding in wheelchairs," "balancing on pointe," and "leaping in air."

Friday, October 3, 7 p.m.

Harold Washington Library Center

Cindy Pritzker Auditorium

401 South Plymouth Court

Chicago

Requested Donation: $25

To reserve tickets and to request accommodations, contact 312-225-8834 (voice) or email dancedetour@aol.com