Progress Toward Toward Justice and Compassionate Care: An Update on the Eddie Thomas Act
04.14.25Access Living friends and allies, We are thrilled to share a significant victory in our shared journey toward justice and...
Upcoming Community Events!
03.21.25Let’s talk community events! We’d like to share about two upcoming Access Living disability community events next week. **It is...
Access Living Federal Updates; RSVP for Community Dinner March 27
03.14.25It’s been a heck of a week, and we’d like to catch up on a few things with you. Don’t...
Let’s Talk About Medicaid: Knowledge is Power
02.11.25If you're looking to learn more about how possible Medicaid cuts could affect people with disabilities, come join us tomorrow!...
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...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Access Living!
01.29.25Need Valentine’s Day plans? Our newest economic justice community organizing group, People Over Profit (POP), will host a two-day event called...
Dignity In Pay Act Becomes Law
01.21.25January 21, 2025 CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the bipartisan Dignity in Pay Act (HB793) into law...
Coalition of Advocacy Organizations and Providers Across Illinois Hold Rally at Illinois State Capital to End Subminimum Wage
04.12.24HB0793 would phase out, with support, outdated discriminatory policies that allow providers paying workers with disabilities less than minimum wage....