Applications Open: Building Our Power Together
01.21.22Are you a person with a disability who is new to community organizing? Would you like to be part of...
Volunteer Opportunities – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022
01.14.22Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often seen as an opportunity to volunteer or give back to our communities. Below,...
Happy New Year! Public Testimony Opportunity on Community Integration in Illinois
01.04.22Access Living friends and allies, Happy 2022! This year, our advocacy work is starting off with a bang. Not only is...
December 16: Disrupt Long-Term Care Summit
12.08.21Are you passionate about expanding home and community based services, and reducing reliance on nursing homes? On Thursday, December 16,...
Disability Advocacy News, Plus Art Advocacy Training Program
11.19.21Access Living friends and allies, What a week! A lot has been happening, plus we'd like to share about our...
Keep Up the Action! End Illinois Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
10.20.21It's Day Two of the Illinois legislature fall veto session! Access Living's top priority is to pass House Bill 2775,...
Action Alert: Ensure Full Funding of HCBS in the Reconciliation Package
09.14.21Dear Access Living Friends and Allies, Today's action alert comes from NCIL concerning the money promised to Home and Community...
This June: Building Intersectional Disability Communities Through Art + Conversation Series
05.27.21Creative space is important for advocates too! As some of you know, Access Living has an Arts & Culture initiative...
ACTION ALERT: Support Illinois CESSA Bill
03.18.21Access Living friends and allies, This Friday, March 19, the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) will be heard...
This Week at Access Living: Black History Month, Illinois Vaccine Town Hall, Disability Culture Activism Lab
02.01.21Access Living friends and allies: This week at Access Living: We're kicking off Black History Month, there is a COVID-19...