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Access Living’s Advocacy Department, Independent Living Department and Legal Department collaborate together to create real options and freedom for self–determination for people with all kinds of disabilities. Our work creates systemic and community opportunities to protect and exercise our human rights.

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Listed below is a catalogue of Access Living Action Alerts.

Title	Date
Action Alert: Stand Up for Community Integration OPPOSE HB 6304 and SB 2610 Action Alert to oppose HB 6304 and SB 2610	Update April 4, 2016
Action Alert: Home Services Program Overtime Problem Here is an action alert from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy. The alert calls on people to contact the State and Illinois and urge them to eliminate the overtime cap when implementing the new Department of Labor Rule.	March 17, 2016
Action Alert: Fill out witness slip to support SB 2262 Senate Bill would increase essential money for CILA Residents An Action Alert to Support SB 2262 to increase the amount the CILA residents are able to keep from their Social Security Income checks.	March 2, 2016
Action Needed! Home Services Bill to Be Heard Wednesday Action Alert for support of HB 4351, which would preserve the DON Score at 29 and protect Home Services for people with disabilities.	February 8, 2016
Implementation of New Rule forces Wicker Park resident to hire extra PA and threatens his stability The implementation of new overtime rules in Illinois puts the independence at risk of people with disabilities in the Home Services Program	January 26, 2016
Take Action: How do you define community? The public is urged to submit comments regarding the definition of “Community.” The goal is to ensure the definition continues to reflect inclusive, integrated settings.	December 17, 2015
Action Alert: No on New Home Services Program Overtime Policy An Action Alert on the New Department of Labor Overtime and Travel time rule	December 16, 2015
November 10 -- Today is the Day: Take Action on the DON Score before noon Action Alert for Legislation that impacts the Determination of Need Score. Call Legislators Today	November 10, 2015
Critical Action Alert on the DON Score Bill Action Alert on House Bill 2482. Access Living calls for passage of the bill as orginally intended.	November 9, 2015
Action Alert: Tell Governor Rauner to sign HB 2482 Action Alert on HB 2482, Preserve the Determination of Need Score	November 4, 2015
Action Alert: Protect the Americans with Disabilities Act from legislative threats ADA Education and Reform Act poses a threat to the Disability Community, may weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here is an action alert from the National Council on Independent Living	November 2, 2015
Action Alert on the Determination of Need Score Action Alert calls on Illinois Residents to contact Governor Rauner and urge him to sign HB 2482	September 22, 2015
Action Alert: Home Services and the DON Here is an update on Illinois Budget Issues from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy. The update looks specifically and includes a call to action on two bills that will preserve the Determination of Need Score and will protect services for people with disabilities in the community.	September 1, 2015
Updates from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy CPS, Illinois Budget Advocacy updates and more from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy	August 28, 2015
New Illinois State Budget Developments An update from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy on new Illinois Budget Developments.	August 20, 2015
Attack on Illinois TANF, SNAP, Medicaid Right to Appeal Proposed changes to TANF, SNAP and Medicaid. The changes would make it much harder to appeal termination or denial of services. People are urged to submit written testimony against the changes or to attend a DHS Hearing on the issue next week.	August 19, 2015
Ticking Clock on State Budget: Disability Advocates, We Need You Call to Action from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy, regarding State Budget in Illinois. Specifically, the alert addresses cuts to services that support people with disabilities living in the community.	June 18, 2015
Illinois Budget Update Regarding Community Based Programs Governor Rauner raises Determination of Need Score A message from Access Living’s Advocacy Manager, Adam Ballard about cuts to the Home Services Program and the Community Care Program. Late Tuesday, the Governor’s office announced that it would seek to raise the Determination of Need score for the Community Care Program	June 4, 2015
Key Update: Illinois Budget Begins Moving Here is a budget update from Amber Smock, Access Living’s Director of Advocacy	May 26, 2015
Action Alert: Medicaid Power Chairs, Seating Systems Delivery and Repair Suspended Action Alert on the suspension of Complex Rehab Technology Services. This means that, due to the budget crisis, people with disabilities may not have the access they need to adaptive equipment.	May 26, 2015

Update April 4, 2016

Action Alert: Home Services Program Overtime Problem

Here is an action alert from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy. The alert calls on people to contact the State and Illinois and urge them to eliminate the overtime cap when implementing the new Department of Labor Rule.

March 17, 2016

Action Alert: Fill out witness slip to support SB 2262

Senate Bill would increase essential money for CILA Residents

An Action Alert to Support SB 2262 to increase the amount the CILA residents are able to keep from their Social Security Income checks.

March 2, 2016

Action Needed! Home Services Bill to Be Heard Wednesday

Action Alert for support of HB 4351, which would preserve the DON Score at 29 and protect Home Services for people with disabilities.

February 8, 2016

Implementation of New Rule forces Wicker Park resident to hire extra PA and threatens his stability

The implementation of new overtime rules in Illinois puts the independence at risk of people with disabilities in the Home Services Program

January 26, 2016

Take Action: How do you define community?

The public is urged to submit comments regarding the definition of “Community.” The goal is to ensure the definition continues to reflect inclusive, integrated settings.

December 17, 2015

Action Alert: No on New Home Services Program Overtime Policy

An Action Alert on the New Department of Labor Overtime and Travel time rule

December 16, 2015

November 10 -- Today is the Day: Take Action on the DON Score before noon

Action Alert for Legislation that impacts the Determination of Need Score. Call Legislators Today

November 10, 2015

Critical Action Alert on the DON Score Bill

Action Alert on House Bill 2482. Access Living calls for passage of the bill as orginally intended.

November 9, 2015

Action Alert: Tell Governor Rauner to sign HB 2482

Action Alert on HB 2482, Preserve the Determination of Need Score

November 4, 2015

Action Alert: Protect the Americans with Disabilities Act from legislative threats

ADA Education and Reform Act poses a threat to the Disability Community, may weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here is an action alert from the National Council on Independent Living

November 2, 2015

Action Alert on the Determination of Need Score

Action Alert calls on Illinois Residents to contact Governor Rauner and urge him to sign HB 2482

September 22, 2015

Action Alert: Home Services and the DON

Here is an update on Illinois Budget Issues from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy. The update looks specifically and includes a call to action on two bills that will preserve the Determination of Need Score and will protect services for people with disabilities in the community.

September 1, 2015

Updates from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy

CPS, Illinois Budget Advocacy updates and more from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy

August 28, 2015

New Illinois State Budget Developments

An update from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy on new Illinois Budget Developments.

August 20, 2015

Attack on Illinois TANF, SNAP, Medicaid Right to Appeal

Proposed changes to TANF, SNAP and Medicaid. The changes would make it much harder to appeal termination or denial of services. People are urged to submit written testimony against the changes or to attend a DHS Hearing on the issue next week.

August 19, 2015

Ticking Clock on State Budget: Disability Advocates, We Need You

Call to Action from Access Living’s Director of Advocacy, regarding State Budget in Illinois. Specifically, the alert addresses cuts to services that support people with disabilities living in the community.

June 18, 2015

Illinois Budget Update Regarding Community Based Programs

Governor Rauner raises Determination of Need Score

A message from Access Living’s Advocacy Manager, Adam Ballard about cuts to the Home Services Program and the Community Care Program. Late Tuesday, the Governor’s office announced that it would seek to raise the Determination of Need score for the Community Care Program

June 4, 2015

Key Update: Illinois Budget Begins Moving

Here is a budget update from Amber Smock, Access Living’s Director of Advocacy

May 26, 2015

Action Alert: Medicaid Power Chairs, Seating Systems Delivery and Repair Suspended

Action Alert on the suspension of Complex Rehab Technology Services. This means that, due to the budget crisis, people with disabilities may not have the access they need to adaptive equipment.