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Welcome to Access Living

Serving Chicago since 1980, Access Living is a nonresidential Center for Independent Living for people with all types of disabilities. Access Living programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.

Something New At Access Living

For Access Living, 2010 is a very important, significant and exciting year. While we are celebrating landmark milestones in the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 30th Anniversary of Access Living, we have also implemented tremendous internal changes. Access Living is excited to announce an organizational restructure that will help us function effectively, better serve the growing needs of our consumers and better focus on important issues affecting the disabled community.

For more information, visit the news section
Access Living celebrates ADA Anniversary
In addition to Access Living’s 30th Anniversary, 2010 also marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More
Support Access Living’s 2010 Marathon Team
MarathonEventPage-Kim-Vera-ThSupport the Access Living 2010 Chicago Marathon Team. Read More
Featured Artist
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David RichardsDavid Richards (b. 1952, Springfield, MA) received an MFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1981 and has been teaching at the school since 1983 as an adjunct associate professor. His recent work can be described as mixed-media relief that playfully combines abstract forms with images that sometimes evoke childhood—with a slightly sinister twist. Read More