COVID-19 Resources for the Disability Community
As COVID-19 vaccination rates rise and as communities across the country begin to reopen, Access Living will continue to maintain our list of resources for the disability community.
Featured Stories
Financial Literacy is a Step Towards Financial Empowerment
Financial Literacy Month might happen in April, but at Access Living we celebrate year-round.
Ableism 101
As buzzwords like social justice, equity, and inclusion permeate our collective consciousness, it’s essential for advocates of progress to remember another ‘ism,’ one that is frequently left out of conversations. Ableism.
The Disability Culture Activism Lab
In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project, the Disability Culture Activism Lab provides teaching and hands-on learning through disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities.
We are Access Living
Access Living is a center of service, advocacy, and social change for people with disabilities led and run by people with disabilities.
We ignite disability power and pride, provide critical services, and break down systemic barriers to create a stronger, more inclusive society.
We envision a world free from barriers and discrimination – where disability is a respected and natural part of the human experience and people with disabilities are included and valued.
News
All newsJuly 28, 2021: New Laws Signed in Illinois for Special Education Students
Access Living friends and allies: We’re very pleased to share that as of this morning, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed…
July 29, 2021, Advocacy Alert: Better Care Better Jobs Act
Today we are asking you to contact your US Senators to ask them to support the fully funded Better Care Better Jobs…
July 21, 2021: Support the Better Care Better Jobs Act! Contact Congress Today
Access Living friends and allies, Across the country, disability and worker advocates are calling on Congress to pass the Better…