BREAKING: Chicago Has Failed to Enforce Key Housing Accessibility Laws for People with Disabilities for 34 Years
01.04.23CHICAGO — Fact discovery is now complete in a 2018 federal lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by Access...
Access Living Testimony – The Illinois Legislative Accessibility Act (SB 180)
03.23.22Testimony given by Amber Smock, Director of Advocacy, Access Living on 3/23/22 Thank you to the Illinois House Executive Committee...
Hospitals, the Omicron Variant, and Your Rights
01.19.22The number of Omicron cases in Illinois has begun to stabilize, but hospitalization numbers remain high. When patient numbers are...
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...
Advocacy Updates: Source of Income Bill, Chicago Booster Shots, Federal Budget Bills
11.09.21Access Living friends and allies, It's Friday at last! We have a few key updates on important disability news, as...
Access Living Testimony – Human Services, Health Care Availability and Accessibility and Mental Health and Addiction
10.20.21Thank you for this opportunity to testify. My name is Dr. Angel Miles and I’m the Healthcare and Home and...
Access Living Issues Public Comment: “Increased law enforcement is not a cure-all.”
09.16.21On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Access Living Transportation Policy Analyst Laura Saltzman, spoke on behalf of the Transportation Equity Network...
Statement Regarding Reached Agreement with University of Illinois Health
07.13.21The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) and Dr. Angel Miles amicably worked together in a...
Federal ASAP Act of 2021: Funding Accessibility in Public Transportation
05.20.21Access Living friends and allies: This week, we're excited to share that a new bill about improving public transportation accessibility...
Senators Duckworth, Brown, and Casey Introduce Legislation to Make Public Transit More Accessible
05.18.21FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Senate Committee on...