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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

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Featured Artist

“The Elephant Man” is apart of “The G. E. Circus,” which combines Ernst’s skill at photographic storytelling with her love of sculpture.

Elizabeth ErnstElizabeth Ernst (b. 1950, Buffalo, NY) is clearly interested in issues of visible difference—an interest with a deeply personal origin. Her mixed-media work, such as “The G. E. Circus,” is filled with half-human creatures and all manner of “freaks.” In it, Ernst tackles the complicated emotions of being the younger sister of a brother born in 1948 with cerebral palsy. Read More

Ways You Can Help

Make A Donation to Access LivingAccess Living programs and services focus on critical issues affecting people with disabilities and the community, including housing; personal assistance & health care; youth and education; civil rights; community & economic development; and arts & culture. Your contribution enables Access Living to continue to offer these important programs, and to support individuals such as Janice Harris. Read More Donate to Access Living