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Advocacy Alerts

Action Alert: Witness Slips Needed for SB 99

04.18.23

Access Living friends and allies, Today at 4 pm Central, the Illinois House Higher Education Committee will consider Senate Bill...

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Advocacy Alerts

Advocacy Alert: Support Illinois College Students with Disabilities

03.24.23

Access Living friends and allies, We need your help to support students with disabilities who are entering a college or...

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Advocacy News

Big News for Language Access for Parents of Chicago Students with Disabilities

06.30.22

Access Living friends and allies, This week, we have exciting news for families of students with disabilities. The announcement below...

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Advocacy Alerts

Advocacy Updates: Amtrak, CPS, Cash Assistance

05.06.22

Today, we'd like to share several important advocacy updates related to Amtrak, the Chicago Public Schools, and the new Chicago...

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Advocacy Alerts

Urgent Illinois Alert: Help Support the Keeping Kids in School Act!

03.04.22

Access Living friends and allies:  Today, we need your help in Illinois to fight school removals targeting students with disabilities. ...

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Issues Affecting CPS Students with 504 Plans and IEPs: Listening Session for Parents (Virtual)

11.16.21

As we approach 2022, Access Living seeks to identify the needs and concerns of CPS parents and students with 504...

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Advocacy News

July 28, 2021: New Laws Signed in Illinois for Special Education Students

07.29.21

Access Living friends and allies: We're very pleased to share that as of this morning, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed...

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Advocacy News

Updates on Our Current Work on Illinois State Disability Bills

04.26.21

Today, we'd like to update you on the status of several important disability-related bills in the Illinois legislature. Each year...

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Advocacy Alerts

INCIL Week of Daily Action: Support Education Services

04.07.21

As part of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) week of daily action, today we'd like to...

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Policy Positions & Legal Cases

Highlights: Our Current Work on Illinois State Bills

03.08.21

Access Living friends and allies, Here in Illinois, it is a very busy time for state policy advocacy. Our state...

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