Tim Granzow
Senior PA Training Coordinator
As part of the Independent Living philosophy, Access Living provides disabled people with the resources to hire and employ their own personal assistants. We also train people who would like to become a personal assistant for people with disabilities. The State of Illinois pays personal assistants $17.25/hour and CNAs $18.50/hour.
Please Note: Access Living is not a hiring agency for personal assistants.
Access Living provides training for people interested in becoming a Personal Assistant. Training sessions are held several times a month at Access Living and at other local community organizations.
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Uptown Library – 929 W. Buena | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Clearing Library – 6423 W. 63rd Place | Friday, May 9, 2025 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Legler Regional Library – 115 S. Pulaski Rd. | Friday, May 9, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Virtual – Zoom | Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
TENTATIVE LOCATION: Merlo Library – 644 W. Belmont | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 10:30am-1:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Harold Washington Library – 400 S. State St. (6th floor) | Monday, May 19, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 2:00pm-4:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Roden Library – 6083 N. Northwest Hwy | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
TENTATIVE Location: Blackstone Library – 4904 S. Lake Park Ave. | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 11:30am-2:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 10:30am-1:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Dunning Library – 7455 W. Cornelia Ave. | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 2:30pm-5:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Back Of The Yards Library – 2111 W. 47th St. | Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 11:30am-2:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Virtual – Zoom | Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Harold Washington Library – 400 S. State St. (6th floor) | Monday, June 16, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Logan Square Library – 3030 W. Fullerton Ave. | Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Northtown Library – 6800 N. Western | Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 1:00pm-3:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Vodak-East Side Library – 3710 E. 106th St. | Friday, June 27, 2025 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Douglass Library – 3353 W. 13th St. | Friday, June 27, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Back of the Yards – 2111 W. 47th St. | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | 1:30pm-4:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Harold Washington Library – 400 S. State St. (6th floor) | Monday, July 7, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Woodson Regional Library – 9525 S. Halsted St. | Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | 11:00am-1:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 10:30am-1:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Independence Library – 4024 N. Elston | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Virtual – Zoom | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
King Library – 3436 S. King Dr. | Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 11:30am-2:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Jeffrey Manor Library – 2401 E. 100th St. | Friday, July 25, 2025 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Rogers Park – 6907 W. Clark St. | Friday, July 25, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Chicago Bee – 3647 S. State St. | Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Tim Granzow |
Sherman Park Library – 5440 S. Racine St. | Friday, August 1, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 10:30am-1:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Oriole Park Library – 7454 W. Balmoral Ave. | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Nadia Dawson |
Hegewisch Library – 3048 E. 130th St. | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 1:30pm-4:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 11:30am-2:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Virtual – Zoom | Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Harold Washington Library – 400 S. State St. (6th floor) | Monday, August 18, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 2:30pm-5:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Location TBD | Friday, August 22, 2025 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Access Living – 115 W. Chicago Ave. | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Location TBD | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 12:30pm-3:00pm | Tim Granzow |
Scottsdale Library – 4101 W. 79th St. | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | 12:00pm-2:30pm | Nadia Dawson |
Access Living keeps a database of certified personal assistants available to hire for people with disabilities to access. You tell us about your needs and what you’re looking for, and we’ll send resumes for you to review. After that, you choose which people you’d like to interview and hire.
Our coordinators can help you navigate any issues you might have with your personal assistant, such as communicating how you would like an activity performed, terminating their employment, and more.
To access the PA database, or to learn more, please contact a Personal Assistant Coordinator.