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Thousands march in 2009 Disability Pride Parade On the morning of July 25, shouting chants, carrying banners, riding on floats, thousands of people with disabilities, their allies, friends and families, marched up Dearborn Street in Chicago for the 2009 Disability Pride Parade. July 30, 2009
US signs UN Convention on the rights
of people with disabilities

 		July 31, 2009
New Advanced Leadership Academy for People with Developmental Disabilities Applications for the New Advanced Leadership Academy are now being accepted. August 12, 2009
Statement from Access Living after the passing
of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
August 27, 2009
Disability community fights cuts to vital servicesProposed cuts to home services threaten independence of people with disabilities August 28, 2009
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Lead On: The Access Living Blog

Disability Rights & Empowerment

Access Living is committed to the advancement and empowerment of people with disabilities in Chicago and nationwide. Our programs and services represent a multifaceted approach in attaining this goal.
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Congratulations to the 2011 Chicagoans of the Year!Access Living Board Member Zully Alvarado and “Lead On!” Award winner Roger Ebert were honored on January 26 as Chicagoans of the Year. January 27, 2012
Disability in January 10 Chicago media The January 10, 2012 edition of the Chicago Tribune included two disability related stories on the front page. January 10, 2012
2011-JOT-DIMove Journal of Ordinary Thought blogs about de institutionalization and Olmstead issues Back in November, as part of a series of stories chronicling issues that face people with disabilities on the West and South sides of Chicago, Daschelle Phillips embedded herself within Access Living’s Long-Term Care program for a few days. December 22, 2011
2011-Antibullyinggroup-blog Access Living young people join the anti-bullying movement
Access Living youth advocates are organizing to put a stop to bullying against people with disabilities 		December 15, 2011
2011-CarlosDrazen In memory of board member Carlos DrazenThis past weekend, Access Living and the disability community learned the deeply sad news that Access Living Board Member Carlos Drazen had passed away on December 3. December 8, 2011
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Events Calendar

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2013-gala-invite-3 The Access Living “Lead On!” Award Gala Join Access Living as we honor Lifetime Champion for the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Senator Bob Dole
and Disability Activist Susan Nussbaum with the “Lead On!” Award. 		June 3, 2013
2013-BodiesofWork Creative Movement Workshop A Creative Movement Workshop May 14, 2013
2013-Nussbaum-Gala Good Kings, Bad Kings The Chicago playwright Susan Nussbaum signs and reads from her first novel, Good Kings, Bad Kings,for which she received the 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. May 18, 2013
2013-Counterbalance-May Counter Balance IVAn evening of physically integrated dance, poetry and spoken word that explores the intersection of disability, diversity and art. Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18
2013-BodiesofWork 2013 Bodies of Work Festival In May of this year, Chicago will host the 11-day Bodies of Work Festival. Featuring visual and performing arts that highlight the work of artists with disabilities, the festival celebrates national and international artists with disabilities who are creating cutting-edge theater, dance, literature, poetry, spoken word, film, and visual/performance art. May -- 2013
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Press Releases

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Prior to Supreme Court announcement, people with disabilities
applaud benefits of Affordable Care Act
Statement from Access Living in support of Affordable Care Act 		June 22, 2012
Proposed legislation threatens progress made to support independence, integration of people with disabilitiesNews release announces Access Living concern over State plans that could potentially derail efforts to integrate people with psychiatric disabilities into community based settings May 8, 2013
Renaissance 2010 and students with disabilities New report finds that students with disabilities do no better at Renaissance 2010 Schools May 27, 2009
Senate fails to ratify international disability rights treatyOn Tuesday, December 4, the U.S. Senate failed by five votes to reach the two thirds majority needed to ratify the United Nations International Treaty on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The final vote count was 61-38. Though the treaty earned bipartisan support, Republican Senators cast all 38 votes against the treaty. December 5, 2012
Senator Reid Brings the CRPD to the Senate Floor
Access Living Applauds U.S. Senate for considering ratification of treaty on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 		November 27, 2012
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The Bullhorn - The Newsletter of Access Living

Access Living’s bimonthly newsletter

The Bullhorn, the newsletter of Access Living, is published bimonthly.
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The Bullhorn Volume 78Volume 78 of the Bullhorn, the Newsletter of Access Living, from October 2012. January 10, 2013
The Bullhorn Volume 77The Bullhorn Volume 77 August 2012 January 10, 2013
The Bullhorn Volume 75Volume 75 of the Bullhorn, the Newsletter of Access Living, published in April 2012 April 2012
The Bullhorn Volume 74Volume 74 of The Bullhorn, The Newsletter of Access Living March 2012
The Bullhorn Volume 73The Newsletter of Access Living Volume 73 of the Bullhorn, the Newsletter of Access Living, published in January 2012 January 2012
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