• Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence
    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

    Arts and Culture – deCRIPtion workshop (in-person)

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    deCRIPtion:  storytelling and poetry workshops designed by and with disability community in mindThis month's in-person deCRIPtion takes place at Access Living during MadMade, a Mad Print Fair, where you can meet Mad artists creating all kinds of prints, find resources for mental health, catch an artist panel - all in addition to attending our workshop: the […]

    Arts and Culture – MadMade Print Fair

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    What is MadMade? A one-day, community-centered celebration of art, care, and collective empowerment. This is not your average craft fair. MadMade Print Fair is a mad-positive, disability-affirming space that celebrates the creative contributions of artists with lived experience of madness and mental health differences. We are building a space of connection and cultural power, one […]

    Arts & Culture – The Risk Pictures: A conversation on Medical Care Relationships 

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    To commemorate Access Living’s latest art acquisition, The Risk Pictures: Dr. Stephanie Kielb, MD, we invite you to an evening conversation on the care relationships between medical providers and members of the disability community, featuring artist Riva Lehrer and Dr. Stephanie Kielb. Access info and speaker bios available at registration link.

  • Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session is for people that acquired a disability due to gun violence, people who know survivors of gun violence who are looking for information and resources, and Chicago residents of any age. Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or […]

  • Peer Support: Survivors of Gun Violence

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or ASL/language interpreter services.  

  • Introduction to Access Living’s Survivors of Gun Violence Program

    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  Please contact one of the program coordinators to RSVP if you would like to attend the event and/or to request accommodations or ASL/language interpreter services.  

    Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series

    Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide
    Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Summer Storytelling Workshop Series Before there was written language, there was story. There is something almost primal in our draw to it, in its capacity to hold us fixated and leave us transformed. From mainstream movies and TV shows, to podcasts and marketing campaigns, story, in its many iterations, is all around us in contemporary […]