Settlement Agreement with Local MRI Provider Improves Access to Healthcare Services for Chicago Residents with Disabilities
04.10.25April 10, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Patients with mobility disabilities will soon have improved access to MRI services, as a result of...
Affordable, Accessible Housing Lawsuit: Community Update on Access Living v. City of Chicago
10.14.24In 2018, Access Living took a bold step by filing a federal lawsuit to address long-ignored concerns about inaccessible housing...
Coalition of Advocacy Organizations Across Illinois Hold Press Conference at Illinois State Capitol to Protest Legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide
03.13.24SPRINGFIELD - Leading disability rights organization Access Living joined a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals opposed to legislation that...
Access Living Files Lawsuit Against the Chicago White Sox
09.13.23CHICAGO — Access Living, a leading disability service and advocacy center, and Much Shelist, P.C., a Chicago law firm with...
“Stopping discrimination is only the first step.”
04.20.23My name is Neelam Dhadankar and I’m the Healthcare and Home and Community Based Services Policy Analyst at Access Living....
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...