Hospitals, the Omicron Variant, and Your Rights
01.19.22The number of Omicron cases in Illinois has begun to stabilize, but hospitalization numbers remain high. When patient numbers are...
“Home services are just as important as roads and bridges. Care Can’t Wait.”
11.11.21In this 10 minute audio clip, WBBM RadioNews reporters cover the recent Build Back Better Act rally of home healthcare...
Illinois Action Alert TODAY, 9/3: Ask Congress to Support Community Living
09.03.21Access Living friends and allies, Today, we need Illinois advocates' help to ensure that key members of Congress from Illinois...
Statement Regarding Reached Agreement with University of Illinois Health
07.13.21The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) and Dr. Angel Miles amicably worked together in a...
Updates from Access Living: New Vaccine Guidelines for Youth, Transportation, and Vaccine Survey for Disability Community
05.12.21Today we have new vaccine information we want to share with you, including: On May 11, the FDA authorized the...
Challenges and Opportunities in Quality Affordable Health Care Coverage for People with Disabilities
02.26.21Editor's Note: Dr. Angel Love Miles is a healthcare policy analyst at Access Living. She authored this article for Protect...
Updates from Access Living: Covid Vaccine Q&A on Feb 18; New National Data on HCBS and Covid-19 Risk; NCIL Action Alert
02.16.21Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021: Upcoming Covid vaccine Q&A for the disability community, new data on Covid-19 risk and HCBS, and...
Media Alert – Eligibility and Access: Town Hall to Address the Disability Community’s Urgent Need for COVID-19 Vaccines
02.02.21WHAT: Chicago-based disability rights group Access Living is pushing to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people living in the community,...
Access Living Vaccine Town Hall, Immigration Victory, Police Use of Force Webinar, Transition Advocacy, and Chicago Taxi Access!
01.29.21Today we have a roundup of key updates on different topics…the Covid-19 vaccine, immigration issues, education access, transportation. It has...
Update from Access Living: Illinois Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
01.22.21Access Living friends and allies: Yesterday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of...