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September 2019
Independent Voices
Independent Voices is one of Access Living’s community advocacy groups. Its members are nursing home survivors as well as folks living in nursing homes who want to move out. Members convene to build community and cultivate activism in current nursing home residents.
Find out more »PA Training @Access Living
Personal Assistant training sessions are open to family members of people with disabilities as well as members of the public who wish to become a personal assistant. An RSVP is required to attend this or any other PA training session. To RSVP, please contact a PA Training Coordinator. Please bring the following items to your training session: 1. Photo ID (Driver’s License or State ID)2. Social Security Card3. Resume and three professional references4. Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate (if applicable) Learn…
Find out more »Cross Disability Support Group
Access Living’s Cross-Disability Support Group (CDSG) is for people with all kinds of disabilities to teach and learn from one another. To attend, or to make an accommodation request, call or email the contact person listed below.
Find out more »Cambiando Vidas Meeting
Cambiando Vidas meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. Cambiando Vidas meetings are conducted in Spanish. Interpreters are provided.
Find out more »PA Training @Lincoln Park Branch Library
Access Living provides training for people interested in becoming a paid Personal Assistant for people with disabilities. These trainings are open to family members of people with disabilities as well as members of the public. Learn more about Access Living PA trainings and database here. Please bring the following items to your training session: Photo ID (Driver’s License or State ID)Social Security CardResume and three professional referencesCertified Nursing Assistant Certificate (if applicable) AN RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND A TRAINING…
Find out more »DRACH Meeting
The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, and community allies. Learn more about DRACH.
Find out more »Adult Dance Class
Each week we'll explore new tenets of making inclusive dance, such as choreographic tools, improvisation, and technique, culminating in a performance on December 14th, 2019. Adults (18+) of all abilities and experience levels are encouraged to attend. Attendance at every session is encouraged, but not required. To request an accommodation, please email Sydney Erlikh at serlik2@uic.edu.
Find out more »Financial Literacy Workshop
This session of the Financial Literacy Workshop is closed to new students. Our next Financial Literacy Workshop begins on October 17. Access Living offers financial stability workshops for people with disabilities who wish to take control of their finances. Learn more here.
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