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 Solidarity in the Wake of Mass Shootings
08.06.19Dear Access Living friends and allies, Like millions across the country, we were deeply shocked after the mass shootings in...
Reflecting on the Americans with Disabilities Act
07.26.19Access Living today celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights legislation that set the...
Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo to its Board of Trustees
06.20.19NEW YORK — The Ford Foundation announced today that Marca Bristo has been elected to serve as members of its...
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...
Independent Living History
05.31.19This history of the independent living movement stems from the fundamental principle that people with disabilities are entitled to the...
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...