• Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

    deCRIPtion Workshop (in person)

    deCRIPtion Workshop (in person)
    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In-person workshop infoOur in-person workshop runs from 1-3pm with doors opening at 12:30pm. In-person workshop location: Access Living: 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654Information on getting to Access Living, including parking and transit info can be found here.  February 2026 deCRIPtion Registration

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    deCRIPtion Workshop (virtual)

    deCRIPtion Workshop (virtual)

    Virtual WorkshopsOur virtual workshops typically run from 6PM - 8PM (CST). Register for the February workshop hereLinks will be send ahead of each workshop to those who registered via email -- please double check that your email address is accurate when you register. 

    Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming Workshop

    Dream Liberation A Workshop with Eli Clare (hybrid: in-person and on Zoom)RSVP and get more details at https://go.uic.edu/clareworkshopUIC WLRC1200 W. Harrison Street, Suite 1700Chicago, Illinois 60607 Hosted by UIC Disability Cultural Center, Access Living, and Women & Children First Bookstore Workshop co-sponsored by UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center

    Advance Your Leadership Power

    Advance Your Leadership Power
    Online – Zoom

    Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first, third, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities, social justice advocates, and allies. At present, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting.

    Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming Reading and Book Event

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Reading and Book Event (in-person) with Eli Clare RSVP and get more details at https://forms.gle/mWJXzo7fCFQszcYV8 Hosted by UIC Disability Cultural Center, Access Living, and Women & Children First Bookstore

  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

    deCRIPtion Workshop (in person)

    deCRIPtion Workshop (in person)
    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In-person workshop infoOur in-person workshop runs from 1-3pm with doors opening at 12:30pm. In-person workshop location: Access Living: 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654Information on getting to Access Living, including parking and transit info can be found here.  February 2026 deCRIPtion Registration

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Community Wellness Event

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join community members and volunteers for a day of connection and wellness: Registration is required to attend

  • Gather: a community quilting event honoring our disabled ancestor Alice Wong

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Come help us create Chicago community created quilt squares to send to San Francisco's Disability Cultural Center for Alice Wong's Disability Creativity Quilt. This is a drop-in event (come for as much of it as you'd like). Hybrid: Wednesday, June 3rd from 12-1pmIn-person: Wednesday, June 3rd from 12-5pm Location: Access Living in the 2nd floor conference room […]

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Accessible Juneteenth

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join the UIC Disability Cultural Center, the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (supported by UIC’s Institute on Disability and Human Development),Access Living and the Center for Racial and Disability Justice for the sixth annual Accessible Juneteenth, where we celebrate the Black disability community! We want to make Juneteenth a fun and accessible experience for […]

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    Topic of the Month: Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    We will discuss and learn about the Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund which provides financial assistance in set amounts to survivors and their families — easing the immediate financial impact of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents.Who is this session for? Survivors of gun violence living with a disability or anyone who knows a survivor of gun […]

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions

    Power to the People

    Power to the People

    The monthly meeting of ALL of Access Living's community organizing groups. Come together with your allies in housing, home and community based services, immigration, and racial justice! Contact Amber Smock to request accommodations.

    Topic of the Month: New Eclipse Community Alliance

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    We will discuss and learn about the programs and services provided by New Eclipse Community Alliance (NECA).Who is this session for? Survivors of gun violence living with a disability or anyone who knows a survivor of gun violence living with a disability.

    DRACH Meeting

    DRACH Meeting
    Online – Zoom

    DRACH meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Questions? Please contact Iliana Rivera Haven. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 879 5555 0715Passcode: AL2026$ --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,87955550715# US (Chicago)+13092053325,,87955550715# US Join instructions