Virtual Town Hall – Emergency Response Alternatives
07.13.20Join Access Living for a Virtual Town Hall to learn about the Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA), an Illinois...
Action Alert: Act Now to Prevent Wave of Evictions & Foreclosures, Spike in Homelessness
06.26.20Access Living friends and allies: This afternoon we'd like to share this action alert from our friends at Housing Action...
Updates from Access Living – LGBTQ Rights, Disability Rights, & Attacks on Trans Protections
06.16.20Dear Access Living friends and allies: Well, it's Monday and we are off to a fast start this week with...
Federal Government Affirms Right to Disability Support Persons at Hospitals
06.10.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, As many of you know, the problem of hospital no-visitor policies during Covid-19 has...
May 4, 2020 – Updates from Access Living: Illinois Help for Stimulus Check Cashing, Nursing Home Crisis, UN Guidance, HCBS Survey Results
05.04.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, As it is Monday morning, we once again have several important disability related updates...
Updates from Access Living: Advocacy Reminders, COVID-19 and Chicago Nursing Homes
04.10.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, Daily Quick Reminder: Congress continues to work on more COVID-19 funding and we need...
Access Living and More Than 140 Illinois Organizations Request COVID-19 Treatment Protocols
03.30.20Access Living friends and allies, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe. At this unsettling time,...
Disability Rights Leaders Write to White House COVID-19 Taskforce
03.10.20Access Living was one of more than 60 disability advocacy organizations supporting the following letter. Access Living, along with more...
Action Alert: #AffordableRxNOW
03.03.20Access Living is very concerned about the rising costs of prescription drugs. People with disabilities are often forced to pay...
Due Friday! Action Needed on SSI Eligibility Threat
01.28.20Disability advocates are rallying this week as we approach Friday's deadline for public input on proposed changes to Social Security...