Illinois Advocates: Help Tell Equip for Equality What Matters to You
06.17.22Access Living friends and allies, Today we'd like to share an important advocacy opportunity for Illinois disability advocates. As many of...
Accessible Vote-By-Mail System Launched in Illinois
06.02.22Access Living friends and allies, We are pleased to share the below announcement on accessible vote-by-mail for the Illinois primary...
Advocacy Updates: Amtrak, CPS, Cash Assistance
05.06.22Today, we'd like to share several important advocacy updates related to Amtrak, the Chicago Public Schools, and the new Chicago...
Public Comment Opportunity: Give Input on IL Client Assistance Program
03.24.22This month, the public has the opportunity to send input to the State of Illinois regarding the Client Assistance Program (CAP). The purpose...
Gov. Pritzker Eliminates the Sub-minimum Wage in State Contracting
10.05.21Governor Pritzker has ended, by Executive Order, the use of sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities employed by state vendors....
Eviction Moratorium Ends on 10/3/21: Eviction & Housing Resources
09.09.21As the eviction moratorium comes to a close this month, many people are facing the loss of their housing. Below...
Updates from Access living: Cold Weather, Vaccine Updates, Federal Covid-19 Relief, Masks on Public Transportation, Amtrak Settlement
02.04.21We have a lot of important updates for you today. Bitter Cold in Cook County - Dangerously Low Temperatures Expected:...
Disability Voters, Have You Voted Yet?
11.02.20Today and tomorrow are extremely important days for disability voters nationwide. With at least one in five people in the...
Key Updates and Action Items: Illinois Fair Tax, HACC Waitlist Open, New Toolkits, Immigration/Disability Survey, VOTE!
10.29.20Fall is an incredibly busy time for disability advocates, especially as we head towards the national election next week. Today,...
Key Updates and Action Items: Supreme Court, Voting Rights, Computers and Public Benefits
10.23.20Access Living friends and allies: There's a lot happening this week and we'd like to share the following key updates...