Access Living Applauds New IL Law Supporting Students with Disabilities
08.24.18With Governor Rauner’s signature of SB 454 this week, the needs of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students with disabilities will...
Access Living CEO Marca Bristo on the 28th Anniversary of the ADA
07.26.18Today is the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — the landmark legislation that affirms people with...
Disability Rights Analysis of CPS 2018-19 Budget
07.23.18CHICAGO - Today Access Living published its annual review of the Chicago Public Schools' budget for the 2018-19 year, deeming...
CTA Announces All Stations Accessible Program
07.21.18“We are glad to see the CTA go beyond minimal compliance to universal accessibility of the system. It’s not only...
Access Living Statement on White House Family Separation Policy
06.20.18June 20, 2018 - Access Living condemns in the strongest possible terms the actions of the Trump Administration in its...
Access Living sues the City of Chicago for three decades of discrimination against people with disabilities in Affordable Rental Housing Program
05.14.18CHICAGO - Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,...
New Survey Shows CPS Special Ed Problems Continue Despite ISBE Probe
05.09.18Chicago - Despite claims that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has fixed the special ed problems at issue in a state...
Systemic Problems with CPS Special Ed
04.18.18Today advocates welcomed the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) findings of systematic problems in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) provision...
CPS Routinely Delays, Denies Services to Students with Disabilities; Advocates Demand Monitor, $10 million in Compensation
04.14.18April 17, 2018 Chicago - Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is expected to announce...
Access Living, 43 Advocacy Organizations Sponsor Non-Partisan Attorney General Candidate Forum on Disability Issues
02.15.18February 8, 2018 Chicago - Following a successful forum featuring gubernatorial candidates two weeks ago, Chicago-based Access Living, together with...