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Welcome to the Access Living Home Page! This is an image of Access Livings new Green and Universally Design building. In the upper right you can see the Access Living sign. If you click on this image you can also view the Access Living Video.

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Welcome to Access Living

Established in 1980, Access Living is a nonresidential Center for Independent Living for people with all types of disabilities – one of the first in the country.   Access Living’s programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.

Come Inside! Access Living Building Tour

A spotlight on how the building integrates Universal and Green DesignThe new Access Living headquarters is a model of how seamless integration of two naturally compatible design philosophies respects those who use the space. Read More

Support One Of Our Runners

Evelyn CatoMy name is Evelyn Cato and on October 11, 2009, I will be running in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. This will be my first marathon and I am running on the Access Living Marathon Team. I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and my career in healthcare started as a staff nurse at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (R.I.C.). Donate Now

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Featured Artist

Tim LowlyThe son of medical missionaries, Tim Grubbs Lowly (b. 1958, Hendersonville, NC) spent most of his youth in South Korea. In 1981, he received a BFA degree from Calvin College. The same year he married Sherrie Rubingh. Their daughter Temma was born in 1985. Read More

Ways You Can Help

Employer Matched ContributionHave your employer match your contribution through a company-sponsored gift- matching program, and invite your colleagues to contribute. Read More Donate to Access Living