Knowledge is Power: A Community Education Series About Federal Advocacy for the Disability Community in Illinois
02.04.25This information is in English first and in Spanish below. Este información está en inglés primero y en español a...
Community Unity Webinar: 2/4/25
02.03.25Join us on Tuesday, February 4, for a Community Unity webinar. Right now, people in disability communities across the nation are...
Update: Federal Funding Crisis
01.30.25Access Living friends and allies, We'd like to share another update on the federal funding crisis. Yesterday, it was widely...
It’s time to fight to save Medicaid again
01.27.25It’s time to fight again to protect Medicaid. Congress wants to attack Medicaid to both reduce government spending and pay...
Protecting Yourself and Your Medical Care: Grounding Yourself as a Medicaid Advocate
01.24.25We are nearing the end of the first week of the new Trump administration. The new administration has released proposals...
Our Community and the New Federal Administration
01.21.25Yesterday, our federal government leadership changed as President Joe Biden ended his term and President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated...
Election Day 2024: Disability Voting Resources
11.05.24Access Living friends and allies, It’s Election Day! The polls are opening right now in Illinois. Many of you may...
Disability Takeaways from Governor’s 2024 State Budget Release
02.23.24Earlier this week, 16 Access Living team members were at our State Capitol in Springfield on one of the most...
Breaking: Illinois Assisted Suicide Bill Filed, Access Living Opposed
02.09.24Access Living friends and allies, Last night, Illinois legislators filed a bill that would create physician-assisted suicide in Illinois. Known...
Urgent: Input Needed TOMORROW on Problems with WAVs in Rideshare, Taxis and Paratransit
02.07.24Access Living friends and allies,Tomorrow afternoon, the National Council on Disability (NCD) wants to hear from people with disabilities who rely on...