In Memoriam: Mike Ervin
11.03.26Access Living mourns the passing of our dear friend and Chicagoan Mike Ervin this morning after a brief illness. Mike...
HUD Needs to Release Federal Housing Counseling Funding
10.29.26Housing counseling agencies are now entering their second year without access to Congressionally appropriated funds. These are important grants awarded...
Why Illinois Must Choose Community, Not Institutions
10.26.26For decades, the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, Illinois, has been accused of abuse and neglect of...
Ask Congress to Support the Right to Live in the Community
09.30.26We are pleased to share important news from the Defend Community Integration Coalition (DCIC), of which Access Living is a...
Illinois Action Alert: Let’s Preserve Section 504 in Our State
09.25.26As we shared recently, the Texas v. Kennedy case has created a setback for the right to live in the...
Texas v. Kennedy Abandons Federal Commitment to Community Integration: Statement from DCIC
09.24.26As a founding member of the Defend Community Integration Coalition, we are sharing this important statement regarding the Texas v....
Chicago Tribune Op-Ed on Physician-Assisted Suicide Law
09.14.26On September 14, the Chicago Tribune ran an op-ed by Access Living Health Policy Analyst Sebastian Nalls about the risk...
Action Alert: Downsizing Choate is the Right Thing to do for People with Disabilities
09.10.26This year, the State of Illinois began downsizing the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, in Southern Illinois....
Quick State Legislative Update
06.01.26Access Living friends and allies, We’d like to briefly share about state-level advocacy wins! The Illinois state legislature wrapped up its...
Access Living Spring 2026 State Legislative Agenda
02.24.26We have an Illinois state budget update and a request for organizations to support Access Living’s Spring 2026 Legislative Agenda!...