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Advocacy News

Advocacy News: Disability, Law Enforcement and Incarceration, New Papers and Opportunities

07.13.22

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to share about an important event and some new papers about the...

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Advocacy News

New Leadership Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People with Disabilities

07.05.22

Today, we are pleased to announce two new leadership opportunities for people with disabilities who have been incarcerated. Across the...

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Advocacy News

Incarceration and Disability: Voices of Reentry Webinars

04.08.22

Access Living friends and allies, Today is the final day of the Illinois spring legislative session. We are monitoring fast-moving developments...

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Voices of Reentry Webinar Series

04.04.22

Este mensaje es bilingüe. La versión en español esta acqui. Join Access Living for a three-part series featuring firsthand accounts...

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Advocacy Alerts

(Virtual) Webinar Series, April 2022: Voices of Reentry

04.04.22

Este mensaje es bilingüe. Desplácese hacia abajo para la versión en español. Join Access Living for a three-part series featuring...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Town Hall: Emergency Response Alternatives in Illinois

07.09.20

Join Access Living for a Virtual Town Hall at 6 p.m. Monday, July 13 to learn about the Community Emergency Services...

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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert and Updates from Access Living: April 23, 2020

04.23.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today, we'd like to highlight one action alert opportunity and some news stories about...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Spotlight: Disability, Covid-19, and Jail Incarceration

04.17.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today, we want to spotlight the crisis facing incarcerated people with disabilities during the...

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Blog

4/2: COVID-19 Updates From Access Living

04.02.20

Dear Access Living friends and allies, We have a mix of updates for you today. Please be sure to read...

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Press Releases & Statements

Report: Jails Overlook Opportunities to Address Disability Despite Prevalence of Disability in Jailed Population

12.04.19

CHICAGO — Access Living today released a report highlighting the failure of the criminal justice system to adequately address and...

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