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Access Living Statement on Return to COVID-19 Phase 3 in Illinois

11.17.20

November 17, 2020 — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker today announced a statewide rollback to Phase 3 COVID-19 mitigation strategies, to...

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Press Releases & Statements

Disability Organization Takes Virtual Event Access to Next Level

11.16.20

Chicago — Access Living, a leading disability rights and service organization, will celebrate its 40th anniversary Wednesday, November 18, with...

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Blog

Accessible Virtual Events in the Time of COVID

11.16.20

What does a fully accessible virtual event look and sound like? Join us on November 18 and find out! For...

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Blog

Meet the Emcee of #LeadOnLIVE: Candace Coleman

11.11.20

COVID-19 has caused a lot to change this year including Access Living’s annual gala. To adjust to changing times and...

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Advocacy Alerts

Nov. 11, 2020 – Key Updates and Action Items

11.11.20

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to alert you to some Illinois specific opportunities. Emergency Provider Back-Up Program...

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Events

Access Living Covid-19 Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday November 11

11.11.20

As Covid-19 infections escalate across the country, we'd like to hear from people with disabilities about how the pandemic is...

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In The News

Access Living CEO Karen Tamley Named to the Biden Transition Team

11.10.20

November 10, 2020 at 2:03 p.m. CST "Biden’s transition team has assembled a list of 500 experts in federal policy...

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Advocacy Alerts

Disability Voters, Have You Voted Yet?

11.02.20

Today and tomorrow are extremely important days for disability voters nationwide. With at least one in five people in the...

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Advocacy Alerts

Key Updates and Action Items: Illinois Fair Tax, HACC Waitlist Open, New Toolkits, Immigration/Disability Survey, VOTE!

10.29.20

Fall is an incredibly busy time for disability advocates, especially as we head towards the national election next week. Today,...

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Advocacy Alerts

Key Updates and Action Items: Supreme Court, Voting Rights, Computers and Public Benefits

10.23.20

Access Living friends and allies: There's a lot happening this week and we'd like to share the following key updates...

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