BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Access Living - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Access Living 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:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220406T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220406T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211203T213834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163143Z UID:10000699-1649250000-1649257200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Step Ahead DESCRIPTION:Step Ahead is an Access Living group for people with disabilities who previously lived in a nursing facility and are now living independently in the community. The group aims to provide knowledge\, information\, and community resources for people with disabilities who want to further develop their independence. This group also welcomes individuals who are currently in the process of transitioning out of a nursing facility \n\n\n\n **Please contact the Independent Living Skills Trainer in advance to meeting dates\, as some meetings take place at various locations in the community.** \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 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/step-ahead-5/2022-04-06/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living,Peer Support ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220405T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220405T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20210831T174848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T140555Z UID:10000610-1649174400-1649179800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Advance Your Leadership Power DESCRIPTION:Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first\, third\, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities\, social justice advocates\, and allies. \n\n\n\nAt present\, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Candace Coleman \n Community Strategy Specialist \n ccoleman@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2128 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/aylp-meeting-virtual/2022-04-05/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000796-1648665000-1648670400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-03-30/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220315T123716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T123719Z UID:10000844-1648663200-1648668600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Black Disabled Artists’ Perspectives on Art and Advocacy DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with the 2022 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Fellow Antonio Davis and the 2021 Fellow Justin Cooper for a conversation about art and advocacy. In this talk\, Davis will share his work-in-progress ideas about disability representational conundrums by asking questions such as\, how to present the capabilities of disabled people without inadvertently reinforcing the Super Crip stereotype? How to integrate disability narratives in art practice without being reduced to an inspiration or a charity case? Together\, Davis and Cooper will discuss the realities of Black disabled artists who desire to make a living in today’s world.  \n\n\n\nAccess Information:  \n\n\n\nThis event will provide ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART). \n\n\n\nRSVP Here \n\n\n\nContact: \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions about this event or if you have any requests about accessibility\, please contact Abby Mendoza at amendoza@accessliving.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the 2022 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Fellowship\, a program in collaboration with Access Living and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) in the art therapy and counseling department at the School of the art Institute of Chicago. \n\n\n\nThis event is partially supported by Access Living’s Art & Advocacy Training Program. The contents of this (insert type of publication; e.g.\, book\, report\, film) were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability\, Independent Living\, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTCP0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL)\, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this (insert type of publication; e.g.\, book\, report\, film) do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR\, ACL\, or HHS\, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, as well as grants to 3Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Joyce Foundation.  URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/black-disabled-artists-perspectives-on-art-and-advocacy/ 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/2022/03/Art-event-3.30.22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220329T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220329T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000643-1648569600-1648575000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Advance Your Leadership Power DESCRIPTION:Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first\, third\, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities\, social justice advocates\, and allies. \n\n\n\nAt present\, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Candace Coleman \n Community Strategy Specialist \n ccoleman@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2128 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/aylp-meeting-virtual/2022-03-29/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220328T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211215T144605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T153235Z UID:10000747-1648431000-1648479600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Taskforce for Attendant Services DESCRIPTION:Taskforce for Attendant Services (TFAS) is made up of consumers with disabilities and personal assistants (PAs). Together\, members organize and advocate for programs or campaigns that support personal care workers and independent living for people with disabilities. \n\n\n\nContact Ryan McGraw with questions or to request an accommodation. \n\n\n\nHow to attend: \n\n\n\nJoin this TFAS meeting via Zoom \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 857 7757 5126Passcode: AL2022One tap mobile+13126266799\,\,85777575126# US (Chicago)+13017158592\,\,85777575126# US (Washington DC) URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/taskforce-for-attendant-services-organizing-meeting/2022-03-28/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211209T155451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T153217Z UID:10000715-1648042200-1648047600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:DRACH Organizing Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets throughout the month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities\, people experiencing homelessness\, and community allies. \n\n\n\nAttend via Zoom. **If you have technical difficulties with joining the Zoom meeting\, please contact Cathleen O’Brien. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting Here \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 824 9904 7906 \n\n\n\nPasscode: AL2022 \n\n\n\nOne tap mobile \n\n\n\n+13126266799\,\,82499047906# US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+13017158592\,\,82499047906# US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\nDial by your location \n\n\n\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Cathleen O’Brien \n Housing Policy & Organizing Coordinator \n cobrien@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2160 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/drach-organizing-meeting-2/2022-03-23/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DRACH-Events-Calendar-Icon2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220318T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211217T191729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T194432Z UID:10000769-1647612000-1647617400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Power to the People Meeting DESCRIPTION:Contact Amber Smock with questions or to request accommodations. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Amber Smock \n Vice President of Advocacy \n asmock@accessliving.org \n ASL Users: (312) 957-4843 Hearing Callers: (312) 640-2191 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/power-to-the-people-meeting/2022-03-18/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Power-to-the-people-events-calender-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T123000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220302T143823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T143827Z UID:10000840-1647511200-1647520200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Trainings: March 2022 DESCRIPTION:Become a Paid Personal Assistant for People with Disabilities\n\n\n\nAccess Living provides training for people interested in becoming a paid Personal Assistant for people with disabilities. These trainings are open to members of the public as well as the family members of people with disabilities. If you provide care for a loved one with a disability you may qualify for wages by becoming a registered PA! \n\n\n\nSchedule training:\n\n\n\nIf you would like to be scheduled for a training\, contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator. Due to COVID-19 safety measures\, there are a limited number of seats per training\, and session locations may vary. Contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator to reserve your spot and confirm your training session location. \n\n\n\nPlease bring the following items to your training session:\n\n\n\nPhoto ID (Driver’s License or State ID)Social Security CardResume and three professional referencesCertified Nursing Assistant Certificate (if applicable)Face mask that covers both your nose and mouth(Optional) Proof of COVID-19 vaccination\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n\n\n\nPAs are hired directly by a person with disabilities\, not by Access Living. This means you will be employed directly by the person you’re hired to support.In many cases\, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS/IDRS) serves as the fiscal agent\, which means that they will pay you. Access Living is not responsible for payment or regulation of payment. \n\n\n\nOur program is for training only. We are not a personal assistant hiring agency \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Granzow \n Community Supports Coordinator \n tgranzow@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2193 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Nadia Dawson \n PA Coordinator \n ndawson@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2184 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/pa-trainings-march-2022-2/2022-03-17/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PA-Training-Calendar-Icon-Teal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000795-1647455400-1647460800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-03-16/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220222T210043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T210045Z UID:10000836-1647439200-1647444600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Emergency Preparedness for Immigrants with Disabilities DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Zoom webinar on Emergency Preparedness for Immigrants with Disabilities ~ What you Need to Know \n\n\n\nPlease join us as we explore what a disaster could actually look like in the state of Illinois. If you are an immigrant with a disability\, learn what you should do now to both physically and mentally prepare for a possible emergency. \n\n\n\nASL/CART Captioning\, Spanish & Chinese Interpretation provided. \n\n\n\nRegister for the webinar at this link. \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers \n\n\n\nThane Hunt\, Advocates for AccessShaylin Sluzalis & Germán Parodi\, The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster StrategiesLilian Jimenez\, IL Office of Welcoming Centers\n\n\n\nSponsors and Collaborators \n\n\n\nAccess LivingDisability Immigration Taskforce of Illinois Statewide Independent Living Council of IllinoisUniversity of IL Chicago Institute on Disability & Human Development URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/emergency-preparedness-for-immigrants-with-disabilities/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Access Living Event,Community Partner Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lavender-lights-e1565110658813.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220316T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220302T144013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T144014Z UID:10000842-1647428400-1647435600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Trainings: March 2022 DESCRIPTION:Become a Paid Personal Assistant for People with Disabilities\n\n\n\nAccess Living provides training for people interested in becoming a paid Personal Assistant for people with disabilities. These trainings are open to members of the public as well as the family members of people with disabilities. If you provide care for a loved one with a disability you may qualify for wages by becoming a registered PA! \n\n\n\nSchedule training:\n\n\n\nIf you would like to be scheduled for a training\, contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator. Due to COVID-19 safety measures\, there are a limited number of seats per training\, and session locations may vary. Contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator to reserve your spot and confirm your training session location. \n\n\n\nPlease bring the following items to your training session:\n\n\n\nPhoto ID (Driver’s License or State ID)Social Security CardResume and three professional referencesCertified Nursing Assistant Certificate (if applicable)Face mask that covers both your nose and mouth(Optional) Proof of COVID-19 vaccination\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n\n\n\nPAs are hired directly by a person with disabilities\, not by Access Living. This means you will be employed directly by the person you’re hired to support.In many cases\, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS/IDRS) serves as the fiscal agent\, which means that they will pay you. Access Living is not responsible for payment or regulation of payment. \n\n\n\nOur program is for training only. We are not a personal assistant hiring agency. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Granzow \n Community Supports Coordinator \n tgranzow@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2193 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/pa-trainings-march-2022-4/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PA-Training-Calendar-Icon-Teal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000629-1647360000-1647365400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Advance Your Leadership Power DESCRIPTION:Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first\, third\, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities\, social justice advocates\, and allies. \n\n\n\nAt present\, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Candace Coleman \n Community Strategy Specialist \n ccoleman@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2128 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/aylp-meeting-virtual/2022-03-15/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220314T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220314T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20230123T222951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222951Z UID:10000757-1647221400-1647270000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Taskforce for Attendant Services DESCRIPTION:Taskforce for Attendant Services (TFAS) is made up of consumers with disabilities and personal assistants (PAs). Together\, members organize and advocate for programs or campaigns that support personal care workers and independent living for people with disabilities. \n\n\n\nContact Ryan McGraw with questions or to request an accommodation. \n\n\n\nHow to attend: \n\n\n\nJoin this TFAS meeting via Zoom \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 857 7757 5126Passcode: AL2022One tap mobile+13126266799\,\,85777575126# US (Chicago)+13017158592\,\,85777575126# US (Washington DC) URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/taskforce-for-attendant-services-organizing-meeting/2022-03-14/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220309T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220309T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000794-1646850600-1646856000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-03-09/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220309T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220309T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211209T155451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T153217Z UID:10000714-1646832600-1646838000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:DRACH Organizing Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets throughout the month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities\, people experiencing homelessness\, and community allies. \n\n\n\nAttend via Zoom. **If you have technical difficulties with joining the Zoom meeting\, please contact Cathleen O’Brien. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting Here \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 824 9904 7906 \n\n\n\nPasscode: AL2022 \n\n\n\nOne tap mobile \n\n\n\n+13126266799\,\,82499047906# US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+13017158592\,\,82499047906# US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\nDial by your location \n\n\n\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Cathleen O’Brien \n Housing Policy & Organizing Coordinator \n cobrien@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2160 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/drach-organizing-meeting-2/2022-03-09/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DRACH-Events-Calendar-Icon2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220308T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220308T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220224T150031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T150035Z UID:10000837-1646762400-1646766000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:"Re-Wired" Project DESCRIPTION:This is an open call for individuals and groups who feel unheard\, misunderstood\, marginalized\, and invisible. It is an invitation to gather and collaborate on art installations that amplify your voices and real-life experiences. Whether queer\, indigenous\, immigrant\, refugee\, senior citizen\, or a person with a disability\, all of us are connected by our shared humanity.  \n\n\n\nRegister to attend via Zoom. \n\n\n\nIn this info session\, presented by SAIC Fashion Professor Anke Loh\, we will offer information about the “Re-wired Project” and how to get involved as a member of the disability community.  \n\n\n\nThe “Re-wired Project” is a collaborative art installation that will be displayed in a gallery exhibition at FACILITY\, https://facilitychicago.org\, from September–November 2022.  \n\n\n\nAccess Information:  \n\n\n\nThis event provides ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\nMeet the Hosts: \n\n\n\nAnke Loh embraces technology as another way of communicating with the body and its environment. With a background in fashion design\, she focuses on textile development and wearable technology\, aligning with society and craft. She has forged multiple collaborations with technology-focused individuals\, research teams and universities in Europe and the USA. \n\n\n\nHer collections have been featured in international runway shows and exhibitions. She has served as a full-time professor in the Department of Fashion at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 2005\, and as its chair for seven years. \n\n\n\nwww.ankeloh.net \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is brought to you by Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL).  \n\n\n\nDisability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is a joint project of Access Living and the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. Using a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change. \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/re-wired-project/ 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/2022/02/Rewired-picture.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220308T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220308T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220302T143823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T143827Z UID:10000839-1646744400-1646753400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Trainings: March 2022 DESCRIPTION:Become a Paid Personal Assistant for People with Disabilities\n\n\n\nAccess Living provides training for people interested in becoming a paid Personal Assistant for people with disabilities. These trainings are open to members of the public as well as the family members of people with disabilities. If you provide care for a loved one with a disability you may qualify for wages by becoming a registered PA! \n\n\n\nSchedule training:\n\n\n\nIf you would like to be scheduled for a training\, contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator. Due to COVID-19 safety measures\, there are a limited number of seats per training\, and session locations may vary. Contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator to reserve your spot and confirm your training session location. \n\n\n\nPlease bring the following items to your training session:\n\n\n\nPhoto ID (Driver’s License or State ID)Social Security CardResume and three professional referencesCertified Nursing Assistant Certificate (if applicable)Face mask that covers both your nose and mouth(Optional) Proof of COVID-19 vaccination\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program\n\n\n\nPAs are hired directly by a person with disabilities\, not by Access Living. This means you will be employed directly by the person you’re hired to support.In many cases\, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS/IDRS) serves as the fiscal agent\, which means that they will pay you. Access Living is not responsible for payment or regulation of payment. \n\n\n\nOur program is for training only. We are not a personal assistant hiring agency \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Tim Granzow \n Community Supports Coordinator \n tgranzow@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2193 \n \n \n \n\n  \n \n Nadia Dawson \n PA Coordinator \n ndawson@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2184 \n \n \n    URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/pa-trainings-march-2022-2/2022-03-08/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PA-Training-Calendar-Icon-Teal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220302T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220302T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000793-1646245800-1646251200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-03-02/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220302T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220302T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211203T213834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163143Z UID:10000698-1646226000-1646233200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Step Ahead DESCRIPTION:Step Ahead is an Access Living group for people with disabilities who previously lived in a nursing facility and are now living independently in the community. The group aims to provide knowledge\, information\, and community resources for people with disabilities who want to further develop their independence. This group also welcomes individuals who are currently in the process of transitioning out of a nursing facility \n\n\n\n **Please contact the Independent Living Skills Trainer in advance to meeting dates\, as some meetings take place at various locations in the community.** \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 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/step-ahead-5/2022-03-02/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Living,Peer Support ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20210831T174848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T140555Z UID:10000609-1646150400-1646155800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Advance Your Leadership Power DESCRIPTION:Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first\, third\, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities\, social justice advocates\, and allies. \n\n\n\nAt present\, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Candace Coleman \n Community Strategy Specialist \n ccoleman@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2128 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/aylp-meeting-virtual/2022-03-01/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220126T165904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T170003Z UID:10000806-1646067600-1646073000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Mental Health Support Group DESCRIPTION:Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project & Disability Culture Activism Lab Presents: Mental Health Support Group\n\n\n\nFebruary Topic: Coping with Depression \n\n\n\nAdmission: FREE \n\n\n\nMental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. During the group\, we will share our current concerns\, our thoughts/emotions\, and offer support to one another through validation\, encouragement\, and even practical ideas to cope.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister/RSVP Here\n\n\n\n\nAccess information and Schedule:  \n\n\n\n1/31: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/7: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion and Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/14: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioAutomatic captions\n\n\n\n2/21: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/28: \n\n\n\nOpen Studio Automatic captions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reach out to Bri Beck bbeck@accessliving.org with any questions\, concerns\, or access needs.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQ\n\n\n\nWhat is an open studio? \n\n\n\nOpen Studio is a community space for people to spend their creative time doing what they enjoy\, such as writing\, artmaking\, reading\, cooking or resting. You are invited to enter the space and create your own projects alongside fellow participants. You can drop in and take off at any time. You can stay as long as you’d like! \n\n\n\nWhat to bring:  \n\n\n\nAny art/craft materials you may have (even just a pen and paper). For people who do not identify as artists\, bring your curiosity. Come and check out what other people are making. Let’s explore and exchange new ideas together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators: \n\n\n\nDisabled and disability-affirming art therapist Bri Beck\, LPC\, ATR-P\, the group will also feature opportunities for creative expression\, mindfulness practices\, and tips and tricks for coping with chronic health issues during the ongoing pandemic. \n\n\n\nBased in the Chicago Northwest suburbs\, Abby Mendoza is a second-generation Filipinx-American painter and art therapist-in-training.\n\n\n\nMichelle Alvarado is a second-generation\, Honduran-American\, graduate student and multimedia artist in the Master of Art in Art Therapy and Counseling program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with experience working with diverse populations in both Spanish and English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers: This event is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL).  \n\n\n\nDisability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project\, DCAL provides teaching and hands-on learning guided by disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities. Using a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change.  \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/mental-health-support-group-2/2022-02-28/ 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/2022/01/Mental-Health-Support-Group-Picture-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211215T144605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T153235Z UID:10000746-1646011800-1646060400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Taskforce for Attendant Services DESCRIPTION:Taskforce for Attendant Services (TFAS) is made up of consumers with disabilities and personal assistants (PAs). Together\, members organize and advocate for programs or campaigns that support personal care workers and independent living for people with disabilities. \n\n\n\nContact Ryan McGraw with questions or to request an accommodation. \n\n\n\nHow to attend: \n\n\n\nJoin this TFAS meeting via Zoom \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 857 7757 5126Passcode: AL2022One tap mobile+13126266799\,\,85777575126# US (Chicago)+13017158592\,\,85777575126# US (Washington DC) URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/taskforce-for-attendant-services-organizing-meeting/2022-02-28/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000792-1645641000-1645646400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-02-23/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211209T155451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T153217Z UID:10000713-1645623000-1645628400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:DRACH Organizing Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing (DRACH) meets throughout the month. DRACH meetings are open to all; members are people with disabilities\, people experiencing homelessness\, and community allies. \n\n\n\nAttend via Zoom. **If you have technical difficulties with joining the Zoom meeting\, please contact Cathleen O’Brien. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting Here \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 824 9904 7906 \n\n\n\nPasscode: AL2022 \n\n\n\nOne tap mobile \n\n\n\n+13126266799\,\,82499047906# US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+13017158592\,\,82499047906# US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\nDial by your location \n\n\n\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Cathleen O’Brien \n Housing Policy & Organizing Coordinator \n cobrien@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2160 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/drach-organizing-meeting-2/2022-02-23/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DRACH-Events-Calendar-Icon2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220221T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220221T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220126T165904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T170003Z UID:10000805-1645462800-1645468200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Mental Health Support Group DESCRIPTION:Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project & Disability Culture Activism Lab Presents: Mental Health Support Group\n\n\n\nFebruary Topic: Coping with Depression \n\n\n\nAdmission: FREE \n\n\n\nMental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. During the group\, we will share our current concerns\, our thoughts/emotions\, and offer support to one another through validation\, encouragement\, and even practical ideas to cope.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister/RSVP Here\n\n\n\n\nAccess information and Schedule:  \n\n\n\n1/31: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/7: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion and Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/14: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioAutomatic captions\n\n\n\n2/21: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/28: \n\n\n\nOpen Studio Automatic captions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reach out to Bri Beck bbeck@accessliving.org with any questions\, concerns\, or access needs.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQ\n\n\n\nWhat is an open studio? \n\n\n\nOpen Studio is a community space for people to spend their creative time doing what they enjoy\, such as writing\, artmaking\, reading\, cooking or resting. You are invited to enter the space and create your own projects alongside fellow participants. You can drop in and take off at any time. You can stay as long as you’d like! \n\n\n\nWhat to bring:  \n\n\n\nAny art/craft materials you may have (even just a pen and paper). For people who do not identify as artists\, bring your curiosity. Come and check out what other people are making. Let’s explore and exchange new ideas together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators: \n\n\n\nDisabled and disability-affirming art therapist Bri Beck\, LPC\, ATR-P\, the group will also feature opportunities for creative expression\, mindfulness practices\, and tips and tricks for coping with chronic health issues during the ongoing pandemic. \n\n\n\nBased in the Chicago Northwest suburbs\, Abby Mendoza is a second-generation Filipinx-American painter and art therapist-in-training.\n\n\n\nMichelle Alvarado is a second-generation\, Honduran-American\, graduate student and multimedia artist in the Master of Art in Art Therapy and Counseling program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with experience working with diverse populations in both Spanish and English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers: This event is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL).  \n\n\n\nDisability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project\, DCAL provides teaching and hands-on learning guided by disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities. Using a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change.  \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/mental-health-support-group-2/2022-02-21/ 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/2022/01/Mental-Health-Support-Group-Picture-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220218T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220218T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20211217T191729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T194432Z UID:10000768-1645192800-1645198200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Power to the People Meeting DESCRIPTION:Contact Amber Smock with questions or to request accommodations. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Amber Smock \n Vice President of Advocacy \n asmock@accessliving.org \n ASL Users: (312) 957-4843 Hearing Callers: (312) 640-2191 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/power-to-the-people-meeting/2022-02-18/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Power-to-the-people-events-calender-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000791-1645036200-1645041600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Dance Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:Co-Founders Maggie Bridger and Sydney Erlikh\, along with guest facilitators from across the country\, will lead a series of workshops focusing each week on key components of inclusive dance. Together\, we will explore various dancemaking tools & concepts\, dance techniques\, and improvisational scores. \n\n\n\nWorkshops meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8 pm CT beginning Wednesday\, January 19th through April 27th. There will be no workshop on March 23rd. All workshops in January will be held remotely via Zoom\, which includes AI Captioning. Please stay tuned for more information via email and Facebook about spring workshops and special events. \n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nAs always\, all bodies\, minds and experience levels are welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin via Zoom \n\n\n\nComputer/mobile Zoom link \n\n\n\nJoin via Phone \n\n\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \n\n\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) \n\n\n\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) \n\n\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 842 7476 7488 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 94072251 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreters must be requested at least 3 weeks in advance through the registration form below or via email to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/inclusive-dance-workshop-series/2022-02-16/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000628-1644940800-1644946200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Advance Your Leadership Power DESCRIPTION:Advance Your Leadership Power meets on the first\, third\, and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of every month. All are welcome to join; AYLP members are people with disabilities\, social justice advocates\, and allies. \n\n\n\nAt present\, AYLP meetings take place on Zoom. Please contact Candace Coleman to get the link to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n Candace Coleman \n Community Strategy Specialist \n ccoleman@accessliving.org \n (312) 640-2128 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/aylp-meeting-virtual/2022-02-15/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220214T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T125423 CREATED:20220126T165904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T170003Z UID:10000804-1644858000-1644863400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Mental Health Support Group DESCRIPTION:Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project & Disability Culture Activism Lab Presents: Mental Health Support Group\n\n\n\nFebruary Topic: Coping with Depression \n\n\n\nAdmission: FREE \n\n\n\nMental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. During the group\, we will share our current concerns\, our thoughts/emotions\, and offer support to one another through validation\, encouragement\, and even practical ideas to cope.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister/RSVP Here\n\n\n\n\nAccess information and Schedule:  \n\n\n\n1/31: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/7: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion and Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/14: \n\n\n\nOpen StudioAutomatic captions\n\n\n\n2/21: \n\n\n\nPeer Support Group with Discussion Coping Skill Share ASL + automatic captions\n\n\n\n2/28: \n\n\n\nOpen Studio Automatic captions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reach out to Bri Beck bbeck@accessliving.org with any questions\, concerns\, or access needs.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQ\n\n\n\nWhat is an open studio? \n\n\n\nOpen Studio is a community space for people to spend their creative time doing what they enjoy\, such as writing\, artmaking\, reading\, cooking or resting. You are invited to enter the space and create your own projects alongside fellow participants. You can drop in and take off at any time. You can stay as long as you’d like! \n\n\n\nWhat to bring:  \n\n\n\nAny art/craft materials you may have (even just a pen and paper). For people who do not identify as artists\, bring your curiosity. Come and check out what other people are making. Let’s explore and exchange new ideas together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators: \n\n\n\nDisabled and disability-affirming art therapist Bri Beck\, LPC\, ATR-P\, the group will also feature opportunities for creative expression\, mindfulness practices\, and tips and tricks for coping with chronic health issues during the ongoing pandemic. \n\n\n\nBased in the Chicago Northwest suburbs\, Abby Mendoza is a second-generation Filipinx-American painter and art therapist-in-training.\n\n\n\nMichelle Alvarado is a second-generation\, Honduran-American\, graduate student and multimedia artist in the Master of Art in Art Therapy and Counseling program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with experience working with diverse populations in both Spanish and English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers: This event is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL).  \n\n\n\nDisability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project\, DCAL provides teaching and hands-on learning guided by disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities. Using a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change.  \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/mental-health-support-group-2/2022-02-14/ 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/2022/01/Mental-Health-Support-Group-Picture-2022.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR