Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024: All About Audio Description
05.16.24Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! Celebrated every May, GAAD serves as a conversational spark around digital accessibility and how,...
Making the Non-Case for Disabled Talent – NDEAM 2022
10.10.22October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. With lots of conversations happening in workplaces around disability, equity, inclusion, and accessibility,...
We Should Not Be Extraordinary — Shifting the Narrative about Disability and Success
06.28.22Editor’s Note: This post was written by guest writer Devin Adams. She is a recent graduate from Penn State University,...
Illinois Secretary of State Candidates Discuss Disability Issues Ahead of Primary Election
06.01.22CHICAGO – Candidates for Illinois Secretary of State today discussed specific issues important to the disability community handled by the...
Access Living Files Lawsuit to Protect Civil Rights of People in Recovery
01.11.22CHICAGO, Ill. – Haymarket Center, Chicago’s largest nonprofit substance use disorder treatment center, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit today seeking...
Breaking News: CESSA signed into law by Governor Pritzker
08.25.21August 25, 2021 CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) into...
Do you own what you give? A reflection on the complexities and importance of embracing identity
06.28.21Editor’s Note: Our guest blogger today, Daniella Mazzio (she/her/hers), is a Chicago-based writer, administrator, performer, and advocate. She identifies as...
Post COVID Workplace Accessibility: Where Are Our Allies?
05.10.21Editor’s Note: Laura Isaacs is a career executive assistant with over 20 years of experience in various industries including law,...
Every Rose Has Its Thorn: Disability Representation on The Bachelor
02.17.21Editor’s Note: This article was co-written by Access Living Senior Attorney (and Bachelor enthusiast) Mary Rosenberg and Ashley Eisenmenger, Access...
Media Alert – Eligibility and Access: Town Hall to Address the Disability Community’s Urgent Need for COVID-19 Vaccines
02.02.21WHAT: Chicago-based disability rights group Access Living is pushing to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people living in the community,...