Access Living: A service and advocacy center in Chicago for disabled people run and led by disabled people. They believe in driving positive change to create a more inclusive world for all people with disabilities and that disabled people are their own best advocates. [Website] [IG]
The Axis Circle: Disability-affirming arts & culture collective contributing to a culture centering and celebrating disabled communities, prioritizing Black and LGBTQ+ people. [IG]
Chicagoland DPOC Coalition: The Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition was created in hopes of unifying more disabled, autistic, Deaf, and neurodivergent people of color and encouraging them to have pride in being disabled people of color and develop their advocacy skills. In 2018, the organization agreed to affiliate with the Illinois Self-Advocacy Alliance, a statewide network of self-advocacy groups working to make life better for disability communities throughout Illinois and make services better in Illinois. [Website] [IG]
Uptown People’s Law Center: UPLC advocates for prisoners, tenants, and disabled people denied public benefits. [Website] [IG]
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