BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Access Living - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.accessliving.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Access Living REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251218T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251218T143000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251010T222504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T205836Z UID:10001906-1766064600-1766068200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPlease 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/topic-of-the-month-survivors-of-gun-violence/2025-12-18/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T160000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251010T221156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T210040Z UID:10001897-1763650800-1763654400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Peer Support Group: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION:This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  \n\n\n\nPlease 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.  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/peer-support-survivors-of-gun-violence-2/2025-11-20/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-05-083822.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T143000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251010T222504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T205836Z UID:10001905-1763645400-1763649000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPlease 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/topic-of-the-month-survivors-of-gun-violence/2025-11-20/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251107T153835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T154739Z UID:10001918-1763211600-1763218800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Arts and Culture - deCRIPtion workshop (in-person) DESCRIPTION: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 brain is NOT a page: neurodiversity and poetics. \n\n\n\nThis worksop revels in the way neurodiverse brain loops\, hums\, fades\, sparks\, drifts and spirals. How it flashes fragments of sensation\, experience\, and feeling. This workshop leans into the mutable\, kaleidoschopc\, fluid\, recursive nature of neurodivergence as a driving force through working in fragmentation within form. This workshop asks: how do we translate the brain to the page?Register Here URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/arts-and-culture-decription-workshop-the-brain-is-not-a-page-in-person/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/deCRIPtion.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T163000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251109T214918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251109T214918Z UID:10001920-1763208000-1763224200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Arts and Culture - MadMade Print Fair DESCRIPTION:What is MadMade? \n\n\n\nA 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 that pushes back against both the clinical gaze and the romanticized tropes of mental illness. We are centering real people making real work which is bold\, joyful\, angry\, vulnerable\, experimental\, and unapologetically human. \n\n\n\nMadMade Print Fair is designed to celebrate\, support\, and showcase the creative work of artists living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges. In addition to artist tables and programming\, the fair will feature a dedicated area for mental health and community resource sharing. \n\n\n\nMadMade Info Here (no registration required) \n\n\n\nThe Fair will feature: \n\n\n\n\nArtist tables: Selling prints\, zines\, and related work in a welcoming\, community-focused environment\n\n\n\nHybrid artist panel: Join a public conversation with local and national artists about your process and lived experience.\n\n\n\nDiscussion with the Center for Mad Culture: Explore how madness and art intersect\, disrupt\, and empower\n\n\n\nMental health & community resources: A dedicated area offering tools and support from peer-led and social justice-based organizations.\n\n\n\nAccessibility is central. The event will be hosted at Accessibility Living—a fully accessible venue with ramps\, elevators\, and ADA-compliant bathrooms and hallways.\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to bring your full self. Let’s gather in community to share art that challenges\, heals\, connects\, and refuses to be silent. \n\n\n\nMadMade is organized by Dylan Sturdy in conjunction with Spudnik Press\, The Center for Mad Culture\, and Access Living \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to contact: madmade@spudnikpress.org URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/madmade-print-fair/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/madmade-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251107T131206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T132221Z UID:10001917-1762968600-1762974000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Arts & Culture - The Risk Pictures: A conversation on Medical Care Relationships  DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAccess info and speaker bios available at registration link. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/arts-culture-the-risk-pictures-a-conversation-on-medical-care-relationships/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/the-risk-pictures.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T160000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251010T221156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T210040Z UID:10001895-1760626800-1760630400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Peer Support Group: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION:This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  \n\n\n\nPlease 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.  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/peer-support-survivors-of-gun-violence-2/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-05-083822.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T143000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20251010T222504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T205836Z UID:10001896-1760621400-1760625000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Topic of the Month: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPlease 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/topic-of-the-month-survivors-of-gun-violence/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T160000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250805T134537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T134538Z UID:10001894-1758207600-1758211200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Peer Support: Survivors of Gun Violence DESCRIPTION:This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  \n\n\n\nPlease 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.   \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/peer-support-survivors-of-gun-violence/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-05-083822.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250801T194048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T194049Z UID:10001893-1755525600-1755529200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Access Living's Survivors of Gun Violence Program DESCRIPTION:This event is for disabled survivors of gun violence (any age) who reside in the city of Chicago.  \n\n\n\nPlease 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.   \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Pagani \n Senior Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n tpagani@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2110 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Stephanie Santana \n Program Coordinator – Survivors of Gun Violence Program \n ssantana@accessliving.org \n (224) 526-5592 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/introduction-to-access-livings-survivors-of-gun-violence-program/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001647-1754485200-1754492400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-08-06/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250730T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250730T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001646-1753880400-1753887600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-07-30/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001645-1753275600-1753282800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-07-23/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001644-1752670800-1752678000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-07-16/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250709T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250709T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001643-1752066000-1752073200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-07-09/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250702T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250702T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250709T192625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T192855Z UID:10001642-1751461200-1751468400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Summer Storytelling Workshop Series\n\n\n\nBefore 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 society. But how can we utilize our own personal stories in our work toward social justice and how does it work? What is story doing to us? How are we\, as individuals and a society\, crafted from it? How might story transform not only what we know\, but what we can know\, and what worlds we might imagine? \n\n\n\nIn this 6-week workshop series\, we will explore these questions as we develop stories from our own lived experiences. This class is underscored by the belief of the facilitator that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. We’d like to invite anyone interested in joining these pursuits to join us\, no matter your experience level with storytelling or writing. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator:  \n\n\n\nJoy Young (they/them) is a queer\, neurodivergent impact storyteller\, performance poet\, independent scholar\, educator\, and curriculum development expert. Currently\, Joy a program coordinator at Access Living and Project Assistant for Bodies of Work (BOW) where they focus on disability arts and culture in Chicago\, IL. Joy has been accepted to present at conferences on their work around the arts\, inclusive practices\, learning\, and advocacy including presenting at the 4th Annual Symposium on Disability at Yale\, the Queer Lecture Series at Sonoma State University\, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joy has an MS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University where they crafted a free\, open source\, storytelling and poetics for justice informational workbook\, Your Story is More Than a Survival Guide based on their research and over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist. The book is available on their website at joyyoung.org. This workshop series is based on that work. \n\n\n\nJoy’s performance work\, which been featured on Button Poetry\, Everyday Feminism\, SlamFind\, and on stages\, in classrooms and community spaces across the country\, is underscored by the belief that our personal narratives can be a driving force for making substantive change— for creating spaces of human connection\, healing\, and justice. Joy brings this approach to their work in community and research where they have partnered with a variety of groups\, organizations\, individuals\, and businesses creating and often facilitating programming that utilizes pragmatic applications of storytelling and poetics as well as other arts-based methods. Joy currently lives in Chicago with their partner and 90-pound dog\, Fable and believes our stories hold the key to creating a better world. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/your-story-is-more-than-a-survival-guide/2025-07-02/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/more-than-a-survival-guide-workshop-e1752089166723.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joy Young (They/Them)":MAILTO:jyoung@accessliving.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T193000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250411T175230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T180451Z UID:10001535-1745515800-1745523000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual DESCRIPTION:Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us monthly for a community dinner with Access Living! Open to consumers\, staff\, board members\, friends\, loved ones\, and community partners\, these dinners are a chance for us all to connect in community and fellowship. Please join us! We’re excited to connect. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the April dinner here \n\n\n\nPlease note: Limited space is available! Once we receive 50 RSVPs the form will close automatically. \n\n\n\nYou can also RSVP by contacting LaTeyce Rush at lrush@accessliving.org or (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nASL\, Spanish and personal attendants will be provided. Let us know if you have other access or food needs! \n\n\n\nSave the Date! Here is the schedule for all of the community dinners in 2025 \n\n\n\nJanuary 21February 27March 27April 24May 29June 26July 31August 28September 25October 30November 20December 18All dinners are from 5:30-7:30 pm. Location is subject tochange\, so be sure to confirm the location with Access Livingeach month. \n\n\n\n\n\n¡Únase a nosotros mensualmente para una cena comunitaria con Access Living! Abiertas a consumidores\, personal\, miembros de la junta directiva\, amigos\, seres queridos y socios comunitarios\, estas cenas son una oportunidad para que todos nos conectemos en comunidad y compañerismo. ¡Únase a nosotros! Estamos emocionados de conectarnos. \n\n\n\nConfirma tu asistencia a la cena del 24 de abril aquí. \n\n\n\nNota: ¡El cupo es limitado! Una vez que recibamos 50 confirmaciones de asistencia\, el formulario se cerrará automáticamente. \n\n\n\nTambién puede confirmar su asistencia comunicándose con LaTeyce Rush en lrush@accessliving.org o (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nSe proporcionará ASL\, español y asistentes personales. ¡Háganos saber si tiene otras necesidades de acceso o alimentación! \n\n\n\n¡Reserva la fecha! Aquí está el calendario de todas las cenas comunitarias en 2025 \n\n\n\n21 de enero27 de febrero27 de marzo24 de abril29 de mayo26 de junio31 de julio28 de agosto25 de septiembre30 de octubre20 de noviembre18 de diciembreTodas las cenas son de 5:30 a 7:30 p.m. La ubicación está sujetaa cambios\, así que asegúrese de confirmar la ubicación conAccess Living cada mes. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/access-living-monthly-community-dinner-cena-comunitaria-mensual-2/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Access Living Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-11-130100.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250416T191722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T191755Z UID:10001641-1744909200-1744916400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Survival of the Sickest: A Solo Exhibition by Lillian Heredia DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/survival-of-the-sickest-a-solo-exhibition-by-lillian-heredia/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T182659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T182712Z UID:10001569-1744810200-1744817400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group (Session Two) DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession Two Dates: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-two/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001544-1744205400-1744212600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-04-09/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001543-1743600600-1743607800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-04-02/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250327T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250327T193000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250319T143135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T143136Z UID:10001534-1743096600-1743103800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:[March Draft] Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual DESCRIPTION:Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us monthly for a community dinner with Access Living! Open to consumers\, staff\, board members\, friends\, loved ones\, and community partners\, these dinners are a chance for us all to connect in community and fellowship. Please join us! We’re excited to connect. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the March dinner here. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Limited space is available! Once we receive 80 RSVPs the form will close automatically. \n\n\n\nYou can also RSVP by contacting LaTeyce Rush at lrush@accessliving.org or (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nASL\, Spanish and personal attendants will be provided. Let us know if you have other access or food needs! \n\n\n\nSave the Date! Here is the schedule for all of the community dinners in 2025 \n\n\n\nJanuary 21February 27March 27April 24May 29June 26July 31August 28September 25October 30November 20December 18All dinners are from 5:30-7:30 pm. Location is subject tochange\, so be sure to confirm the location with Access Livingeach month. \n\n\n\n\n\n¡Únase a nosotros mensualmente para una cena comunitaria con Access Living! Abiertas a consumidores\, personal\, miembros de la junta directiva\, amigos\, seres queridos y socios comunitarios\, estas cenas son una oportunidad para que todos nos conectemos en comunidad y compañerismo. ¡Únase a nosotros! Estamos emocionados de conectarnos. \n\n\n\nConfirma tu asistencia a la cena del 27 de marzo aquí. \n\n\n\nNota: ¡El cupo es limitado! Una vez que recibamos 80 confirmaciones de asistencia\, el formulario se cerrará automáticamente. \n\n\n\nTambién puede confirmar su asistencia comunicándose con LaTeyce Rush en lrush@accessliving.org o (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nSe proporcionará ASL\, español y asistentes personales. ¡Háganos saber si tiene otras necesidades de acceso o alimentación! \n\n\n\n¡Reserva la fecha! Aquí está el calendario de todas las cenas comunitarias en 2025 \n\n\n\n21 de enero27 de febrero27 de marzo24 de abril29 de mayo26 de junio31 de julio28 de agosto25 de septiembre30 de octubre20 de noviembre18 de diciembreTodas las cenas son de 5:30 a 7:30 p.m. La ubicación está sujetaa cambios\, así que asegúrese de confirmar la ubicación conAccess Living cada mes. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/march-draft-access-living-monthly-community-dinner-cena-comunitaria-mensual/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Access Living Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250326T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250326T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001542-1742995800-1743003000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-03-26/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250319T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250319T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001541-1742391000-1742398200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-03-19/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001540-1741786200-1741793400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-03-12/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001539-1741181400-1741188600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T193000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250205T190118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T190134Z UID:10001533-1740677400-1740684600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual DESCRIPTION:Access Living Monthly Community Dinner | Cena Comunitaria Mensual\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us monthly for a community dinner with Access Living! Open to consumers\, staff\, board members\, friends\, loved ones\, and community partners\, these dinners are a chance for us all to connect in community and fellowship. Please join us! We’re excited to connect. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the dinner on February 27th here. \n\n\n\nYou can also RSVP by contacting LaTeyce Rush at lrush@accessliving.org or (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nASL\, Spanish and personal attendants will be provided. Let us know if you have other access or food needs! \n\n\n\nSave the Date! Here is the schedule for all of the community dinners in 2025 \n\n\n\nJanuary 21February 27March 27April 24May 29June 26July 31August 28September 25October 30November 20December 18All dinners are from 5:30-7:30 pm. Location is subject tochange\, so be sure to confirm the location with Access Livingeach month. \n\n\n\n\n\n¡Únase a nosotros mensualmente para una cena comunitaria con Access Living! Abiertas a consumidores\, personal\, miembros de la junta directiva\, amigos\, seres queridos y socios comunitarios\, estas cenas son una oportunidad para que todos nos conectemos en comunidad y compañerismo. ¡Únase a nosotros! Estamos emocionados de conectarnos. \n\n\n\nConfirma tu asistencia a la cena del 27 de febrero aquí. \n\n\n\nTambién puede confirmar su asistencia comunicándose con LaTeyce Rush en lrush@accessliving.org o (312) 640-2205. \n\n\n\nSe proporcionará ASL\, español y asistentes personales. ¡Háganos saber si tiene otras necesidades de acceso o alimentación! \n\n\n\n¡Reserva la fecha! Aquí está el calendario de todas las cenas comunitarias en 2025 \n\n\n\n21 de enero27 de febrero27 de marzo24 de abril29 de mayo26 de junio31 de julio28 de agosto25 de septiembre30 de octubre20 de noviembre18 de diciembreTodas las cenas son de 5:30 a 7:30 p.m. La ubicación está sujetaa cambios\, así que asegúrese de confirmar la ubicación conAccess Living cada mes. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/access-living-monthly-community-dinner-cena-comunitaria-mensual/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Access Living Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-05-125750.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001538-1740576600-1740583800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-02-26/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T153000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250211T180518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T213826Z UID:10001537-1739971800-1739979000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disability Fashionista: Wearable Art Group DESCRIPTION:Calling your inner fashionista! Let’s embrace your bodies and minds with art and creativity! In this 8-week group\, we will make wearable art about disability and/or illness. This program is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The location is at Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL 60654. \n\n\n\nWHEN? Wednesdays\, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm \n\n\n\nSession 1: February 19th\, February 26th\, March 5th\, March 12th\, March 19th\, March 26\, April 2nd\, April 9th \n\n\n\nSession 2: April 16th\, April 23rd\, April 30th\, May 7th\, May 14th\, May 21st\, May 28th\, June 4th \n\n\n\nArt materials\, instructions\, PACE vouchers and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited\, so we will confirm your registration via email or text. If you have any additional questions\, please reach out to Sandie Yi at syi@accessliving.org. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease share this event info with fellow disability advocates\, especially in the Chicago area. Thank you! URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disability-fashionista-wearable-art-group-session-one/2025-02-19/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-11-120112.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T154200 CREATED:20250205T183445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T183446Z UID:10001532-1739883600-1739890800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Financial Literacy Alumni Day DESCRIPTION:A lunch and learn for consumers who previously completed financial literacy! Come to Access Living to enjoy some food and listen to a financial literacy presentation with new information as well as a refresher on past materials. We will be registering consumers for our personalized 1:1 coaching sessions. \n\n\n\nGift card raffle for those who sign up for 1:1 coaching! \n\n\n\nTo request reasonable accommodations\, please contact Carleda Johnson: cjohnson@accessliving.org | (312) 640-2159 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/financial-literacy-alumni-day/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Financial Empowerment,Independent Living ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-05-123336.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR