TODAY IS THE DAY WHERE YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP AND CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN!!!  Today is National Call-In Day for Complex Rehab Technology.  We need to act to ensure that Medicare protects those with complex MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS so that they can get the necessary equipment.

Hosted by 101 Mobility Guest Speaker Nancy Roach, Chartered Special Needs Consultant RSVP by Phone

101 Mobility and Glen Ellyn Living are sponsoring a fundraiser for homeless veterans.  Shop local small businesses and enjoy free appetizers while you enjoy the season. As we all get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family and friends, there are many people that are homeless and hungry.  We are proud to help with the […]

December 3rd is the International Day of People with Disabilities and BACKBONES is joining AbleThrive by participating in the #ThriveWorldwide campaign – bringing people together in meetups around the world to celebrate living life to the fullest. Stay for the Improv at 8 pm which is only $6-$12 per person!  Chicago’s longest running improvised comedy show, “The […]

Disability voters are closely watching the race to become the next Mayor of Chicago. Join us for this panel-style event to hear from candidates vying to become mayor of the country's third-largest city. Candidates will share about their vision for the City of Chicago and respond to disability-specific issue questions. This is a great opportunity […]

A Holiday Hip Hop & Gospel Messiah Celebration by Adrian Dunn Featuring Ken Like Barbie, Tony Famous, Darshaya Oden, LaQuentin Jenkins & others!

A Holiday Hip Hop & Gospel Messiah Celebration by Adrian Dunn Featuring Ken Like Barbie, Tony Famous, Darshays Oden, LaQuentin Jenkins and others

This expressive dance workshop, taught by the South Chicago Dance Theatre, is inclusive of all ages and abilities. Each session will be spent exploring movement and expression, including West African dance, contemporary practices, Jazz, Ballet for Everyday, and conditioning. January 4 Conditioning February 1 Ballet for Everyday March 1 West African April 5 Modern

EveryBody Can Dance! is an integrated movement workshop for people with a disability and people without a disability. We believe that the art form of dance is accessible to everyone.  We believe […]

Victory Garden's Crip Slam Presents ASL SLAM with EmCee Crom Saunders Performances are in ASL and interpreted to spoken EnglishCurated by Crom Saunders, ASL Slam Chicago provides a space to present […]

Sons of Chicago Featuring Blues & Souls Masters benefiting Momenta (Everybody Dances) info@wireismusic.com

This expressive dance workshop, taught by the South Chicago Dance Theatre, is inclusive of all ages and abilities. Each session will be spent exploring movement and expression, including West African […]

Six of my videos will be shown on the Chicago Access Network, Channel 19 on 4 days in February!  If there is any way for you to spread the word […]

Six of my videos will be shown on the Chicago Access Network, Channel 19 on 4 days in February!  If there is any way for you to spread the word […]

Six of my videos will be shown on the Chicago Access Network, Channel 19 on 4 days in February!  If there is any way for you to spread the word […]

Six of my videos will be shown on the Chicago Access Network, Channel 19 on 4 days in February!  If there is any way for you to spread the word […]

Access Living and Bodies of Work Present NPR Music's 2016 Tiny Desk Contest Winner Gaelynn Lea, in an evening of conversation and song Friday, February 15, 2019 6:30-8 pm Access […]

EveryBody Can Dance! is an integrated movement workshop for people with a disability and people without a disability. We believe that the art form of dance is accessible to everyone.  We believe […]

This expressive dance workshop, taught by the South Chicago Dance Theatre, is inclusive of all ages and abilities. Each session will be spent exploring movement and expression, including West African […]

On #WomensDay we celebrate ordinary & extraordinary women who have shaped and are shaping history and our planet.

See dance history live and in the making! MOMENTA is the only dance company where you can see classical ballet, historical modern, contemporary, and physically integrated dance all on one concert. […]

See dance history live and in the making! MOMENTA is the only dance company where you can see classical ballet, historical modern, contemporary, and physically integrated dance all on one concert. […]

Join us for an American Sign Language (ASL) tour of Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera led by Jennifer Eskridge-Hart. Please meet at the 2nd-floor admissions desk. Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera presents the […]

See dance history live and in the making! MOMENTA is the only dance company where you can see classical ballet, historical modern, contemporary, and physically integrated dance all on one concert. […]

See dance history live and in the making! MOMENTA is the only dance company where you can see classical ballet, historical modern, contemporary, and physically integrated dance all on one concert. […]

This expressive dance workshop, taught by the South Chicago Dance Theatre, is inclusive of all ages and abilities. Each session will be spent exploring movement and expression, including West African […]

The City of Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities is sponsoring the 2nd annual Inclusive Dance Festival. Movement Workshops will be offered by Momenta's Everybody Can Dance and Wannapa […]

Create your own performance piece drawing from your personal life story, and have a blast doing it! This FREE theater workshop is for all seniors and anybody with a disability who […]

EveryBody Can Dance! is an integrated movement workshop for people with a disability and people without a disability. We believe that the art form of dance is accessible to everyone.  We believe […]

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 27  

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21  

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21  

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21  

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21  

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell & Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para […]

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para […]

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 21

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing […]

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para […]

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Annual Fundraiser BLUES IN THE SANCTUARY Featuring Katherine Davis Tickets $40 Doors open 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. Show Time www.stmartinschicago.org Free Parking Across the Street at […]

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para […]

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para dancers and able-bodied dancers.

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. DISABILITY RIGHTS A R E CIVIL RIGHTS! PURCHASE TICKETS AND GET SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION AT 2019adacelebration.eventbrite.com FAREWELL CELEBRATION OF AAPD PRESIDENT AND CEO, Helena Berger Join AAPD to welcome their new President […]

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

This video introduces assistive technology used to communicate by typing, texting and surfing the web with the blink of an eye or the tilt of the head. Three different apparatuses are discussed: Eyeflite, Eyegaze, and Jabberwocky. They are all handsfree; you can send messages, write papers, and in some cases play games. Available in the […]

This is Joseph Isaac Powell Main. An inspiration who, in his young career, continues to demonstrate through his amazing talent for para dance that anything is possible! It will be shown on Chicagoland's Access Television Network Channel 19!

Momenta is a professional dance company with both wheelchair dancers and able-bodied dancers. Three dancers: and choreographers Stephanie Clemens (the founder), Ginger Lane and Kris Lenzo were interviewed about their experience with Momenta since it was founded. Integrated Dance is a new form of dance and requires a strong knowledge of each person's capabilities when […]

The COUNTER BALANCE Festival, given at the Center on Halsted on September 7-8, 2019, will include an inclusive dance workshop open to everyone on Sunday, September, 8, at 11 am. The workshop will feature Vertigo - Power of Balance, who will be coming all the way from Israel. The Center is wheelchair accessible, and the […]