Beloved Disability Rights Leader Marca Bristo Dies at 66
09.08.19CHICAGO — September 8, 2019 —Internationally renowned disability rights leader Marca Bristo died this morning from cancer. Marca founded and...
Disability Rights Leader Marca Bristo Steps Down
08.29.19Chicago - Marca Bristo, one of the country's leading advocates for people with disabilities, stepped down earlier this week from...
Access Living Releases Disability Rights Analysis of CPS 2020 Budget
08.26.19CHICAGO – Today Access Living published its annual review of the Chicago Public Schools budget for the FY2020 year, highlighting...
Disability Organization Appeals Its Dismissal from Uber Lawsuit
06.12.19CHICAGO – Chicago disability nonprofit Access Living today appealed its dismissal from a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. for violations...
Access Living Supports Governor JB Pritzker’s Fair Tax Plan
05.08.19Over the course of many years, Access Living has seen state funding for human services reduced to the point where...
Lawsuit Alleging Decades of Housing Discrimination Against Disabled People in Chicago Can Proceed
04.02.19CHICAGO – Following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday, March 29, the City of Chicago will be required to defend...
Woman Denied Shelter Due to Disability Files Lawsuit Against Chicago
03.20.19CHICAGO - Laura Martin, a woman with rheumatoid arthritis, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Chicago...
Home Services Program Victories for Illinois
03.19.19March 19, 2019 - Yesterday, the Pritzker administration and SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas (SEIU HCIIMK) announced that an...
Disability Rights Group Demands City of Chicago Make Homeless Shelters Accessible
03.12.19CHICAGO – Members of Access Living’s Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) will gather at 10 a.m. today, Tuesday,...
Grace Hou Named Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services
02.20.19February 20, 2019 - Governor Pritzker announced that Grace Hou, president of Woods Fund Chicago, has been selected as the...