BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Access Living - ECPv6.15.17.1//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:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD 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:20220125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220125T123000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211222T195808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211222T195810Z UID:10000784-1643104800-1643113800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Trainings: January 2022 DESCRIPTION:LOCATION TBD \n\n\n\nBecome 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\nBecome 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-january-2022-5/ 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:20220124T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220124T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211215T144605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T153235Z UID:10000745-1642987800-1643036400@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/2022-01-24/ 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:20220121T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220121T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211217T191729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T194432Z UID:10000767-1642773600-1642779000@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/2022-01-21/ 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:20220119T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220119T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20220125T144741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T150810Z UID:10000787-1642617000-1642622400@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/2022-01-19/ 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/2021/01/online-inclusive-dance-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220118T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220118T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000627-1642521600-1642527000@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/2022-01-18/ 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/2020/01/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220112T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211209T155451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T153217Z UID:10000710-1641994200-1641999600@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-2/2022-01-12/ 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:20220106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220106T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211222T192505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211222T192508Z UID:10000780-1641474000-1641483000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Trainings: January 2021 DESCRIPTION:LOCATION PENDING \n\n\n\nBecome 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. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/pa-trainings-january-2021-2/ 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:20220104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220104T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20210831T174848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T140555Z UID:10000607-1641312000-1641317400@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/2022-01-04/ 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:20211221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211221T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000626-1640102400-1640107800@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/2021-12-21/ 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:20211220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211220T183000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211214T180656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T180658Z UID:10000743-1640019600-1640025000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Crip Wishes: Mail Art Workshops DESCRIPTION:For our December Mental Health Support Group series\, we are offering a two-part mail art workshop series called “Crip Wishes” that will focus on creating and sending mail art to other group participants. The mail art will be themed around a new year’s “wish” for a randomly matched workshop participant and will be mailed out via USPS. The hope is to spread some holiday cheer and connect with one another through physical\, one-of-a-kind art even when we cannot gather in person. \n\n\n\nPlease register to attend and bring some found art materials such as old greeting cards\, postcards\, collage clippings\, stickers\, paint\, etc.! You can attend one or both workshops.  \n\n\n\nMonday\, December 20th from 5:00-6:30 pm  \n\n\n\nAccess Info: auto-captioning \n\n\n\nRSVP here  \n\n\n\nContact: Bri Beck \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers: Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, Bodies of Work\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL)\, 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 and by a federal grant awarded to the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. \n\n\n\nThe contents of this program 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 program do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR\, ACL\, or HHS\, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/crip-wishes-mail-art-workshops/2021-12-20/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Crip-wishes-event-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211220T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211220T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20210831T174848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T140555Z UID:10000606-1640016000-1640021400@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/2021-12-20/ 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:20211217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211217T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000741-1639742400-1639751400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-17/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000740-1639659600-1639668600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-16/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211216T123000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211209T153455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T154027Z UID:10000709-1639645200-1639657800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Disrupt Long-Term Care Summit DESCRIPTION:Join AARP IL\, SEIU\, Access Living\, and Alzheimer’s Association IL Chapter to take a deeper dive with elected officials and aging organizational leaders across the state on real possibilities to disrupt long-term care. The one-day virtual summit will examine Illinois’ policy blueprint to enhance and expand how Illinois’ aging and disability communities can thrive with home and community-based services. \n\n\n\nRegister for the Disrupt Long-Term Care Summit here. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/disrupt-long-term-care-summit/ 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/disrupt-long-term-care-summit-event-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T193000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20201123T211631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T201418Z UID:10000590-1639591200-1639596600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Young Professionals Council - Virtual DESCRIPTION:**UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE\, ALL ACCESS LIVING EVENTS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. PLEASE CONTACT EVENT ORGANIZER FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ATTEND THIS MEETING** \n\n\n\nJoin the monthly meeting for the Access Living Young Professional’s Council. Contact Justin Cooper at ypc@accessliving.org with questions or for more information. \n\n\n\nYPC meetings take place via Zoom. Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86156713578 URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/young-professionals-council-virtual/2021-12-15/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraising,Organizing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/YPC-Events-Calendar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211215T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211214T194852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T194942Z UID:10000744-1639569600-1639573200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:See ya\, Stress! A Lunchtime Comics Workshop DESCRIPTION:We will meet for a lunchtime comics-making jam to de-stress! Katharine will lead brief cartooning warm-ups and a grounding exercise to recognize the felt sense of stress in the body. We will turn our stress into cartoon characters\, to then send to the destination of our choice in a six panel comic. No drawing or comics experience needed. Please bring a pen\, pencil\, markers\, or other drawing materials and a few sheets of paper (can be notebook or printer paper). \n\n\n\nAccess Information:  \n\n\n\nThis event will provide ASL interpretation and auto-captioning. \n\n\n\nRSVP here \n\n\n\nFacilitator: \n\n\n\nKatharine Joy Houpt is an artist and art therapist in Chicago. She works with adults through arts-based video therapy and community-based initiatives. Katharine’s artistic practice includes comics\, collage\, fiber art\, pop-up books\, puppetry\, and improv. Katharine is an Assistant\, Professor\, Adj. at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She teaches several courses including one she created\, “Comics Narratives: Illness\, Disability\, and Recovery.” Katharine co-authored an award-winning paper\, “Anti-Memoir: Creating Alternate Nursing Home Narratives Through Zine Making\,” with older adults living in a skilled nursing facility. She enjoys watching movies with her cat and partner. \n\n\n\nContact: If you have any questions about this event or if you have any requests about accessibility\, please contact Abby Mendoza amendoza@accessliving.org \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). 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. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/see-ya-stress-a-lunchtime-comics-workshop/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/comic-workshop-events-calender-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T183000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211214T180656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T180658Z UID:10000742-1639414800-1639420200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Crip Wishes: Mail Art Workshops DESCRIPTION:For our December Mental Health Support Group series\, we are offering a two-part mail art workshop series called “Crip Wishes” that will focus on creating and sending mail art to other group participants. The mail art will be themed around a new year’s “wish” for a randomly matched workshop participant and will be mailed out via USPS. The hope is to spread some holiday cheer and connect with one another through physical\, one-of-a-kind art even when we cannot gather in person. \n\n\n\nPlease register to attend and bring some found art materials such as old greeting cards\, postcards\, collage clippings\, stickers\, paint\, etc.! You can attend one or both workshops.  \n\n\n\nMonday\, December 20th from 5:00-6:30 pm  \n\n\n\nAccess Info: auto-captioning \n\n\n\nRSVP here  \n\n\n\nContact: Bri Beck \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers: Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, Bodies of Work\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL)\, 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 and by a federal grant awarded to the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. \n\n\n\nThe contents of this program 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 program do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR\, ACL\, or HHS\, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/crip-wishes-mail-art-workshops/2021-12-13/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Crip-wishes-event-calendar-icon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211209T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211209T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000739-1639053000-1639062000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-09/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211208T113000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000738-1638954000-1638963000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-08/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211207T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20210831T174848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T140555Z UID:10000605-1638892800-1638898200@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/2021-12-07/ 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:20211207T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000737-1638876600-1638885600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-07/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211206T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211203T222055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T222056Z UID:10000708-1638810000-1638813600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Access Living's Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Each year in December\, Access Living hosts a meeting with our Board\, staff and community members to honor folks who have done great work\, welcome new Board members\, and take a look at our year in review. This year\, we’re honoring U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth\, State Senator Robert Peters\, State Representative Kelly Cassidy\, and the Watts Family. \n\n\n\nTo participate\, register here: https://lnkd.in/euyJ87zH. URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/access-livings-annual-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Access Living Event 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:20211206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211206T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000736-1638792000-1638801000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-06/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20201209T192244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T153415Z UID:10000600-1638536400-1638543600@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Step Ahead DESCRIPTION:**UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE\, ALL ACCESS LIVING EVENTS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. PLEASE CONTACT EVENT ORGANIZER FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ATTEND THIS MEETING** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStep 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-4/2021-12-03/ 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:20211203T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000735-1638523800-1638532800@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-03/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T123000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000734-1638439200-1638448200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-02/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211201T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211110T195155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T195157Z UID:10000690-1638381600-1638385200@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Information Session: Art & Advocacy Training Program DESCRIPTION:Are you hungry for self-advocacy skills?  \n\n\n\nHave you wondered how to utilize your skills to apply for jobs?  \n\n\n\nReceive a stipend and explore your untapped talents and skills with the Art & Advocacy Training Program! To apply for the program please register and attend one of the following information sessions. You will learn more about what this program offers and how you can apply for it.  \n\n\n\n**Note: This is not an employment referral program. This program does not match participants with employers.** \n\n\n\nSession 1: Monday\, 12:00-1:00pm\, November 15th Access Info: auto-captioning RSVP for Session 1 here \n\n\n\nSession 2:Monday\, 12:00-1:00pm\, November 22nd  Access Info: ASL Interpretation + auto-captioning RSVP for Session 2 here    \n\n\n\nSession 3:Wednesday\, 6:00-7:00pm\, November 24th  Access Info: auto-captioning RSVP for Session 3 here   \n\n\n\nSession 4: Monday\, 12:00-1:00pm\, November 29th Access Info: Spanish + auto-captioning RSVP for Session 4 here   \n\n\n\nSession 5Wednesday\, 6:00-7:00pm\, December 1st Access Info: ASL Interpretation + auto-captioning RSVP for Session 5 here URL:https://www.accessliving.org/event/information-session-art-advocacy-training-program/2021-12-01/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Financial Empowerment,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Arts-and-advo-training-program-IG-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211201T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211210T152944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T152945Z UID:10000733-1638369000-1638378000@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:PA Training: December 2021 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\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\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\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-training-december-2021/2021-12-01/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States CATEGORIES:Class,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:20211130T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211130T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20230123T222943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T222943Z UID:10000642-1638288000-1638293400@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/2021-11-30/ 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:20211130T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211130T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T095025 CREATED:20211103T175603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T152127Z UID:10000677-1638275400-1638284400@www.accessliving.org SUMMARY:Training: Become a Paid Personal Assistant\, Nov. 2021 DESCRIPTION:Access 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\nNote About Training Location: Due to COVID-19 restrictions\, please confirm the location of your training session with the PA Training Coordinator. Contact information below. \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\nOur program is for training only. We are not a personal assistant hiring agency. \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\n\n\n\n\nSchedule Your Training\n\n\n\nIf you would like to be scheduled for a training\, contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator. \n\n\n\n**PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19 safety measures\, there are only a limited number of seats per training. Please contact a Personal Assistant Training Coordinator to reserve your spot and to confirm training session location. \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/training-become-a-paid-personal-assistant-nov-2021/2021-11-30/ LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PA-Training-Calendar-Icon-Teal.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tim Granzow%2C Senior Personal Assistant Coordinator":MAILTO:tgranzow@accessliving.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR