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 that everyone can dance and that dance is for everyone. Within each of us lies a creative potential for movement. Our workshops use structured improvisation […]

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 and encourage new, and experimental work in poetry, performance art, and improvisation from the Deaf community. Join us for an incredible evening of ASL slam […]

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 dance, contemporary practices, Jazz, Ballet for Everyday, and conditioning. January 4 Conditioning February 1 Ballet for Everyday March 1 West African April 5 Modern

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 to people who you know that live in Chicago, please do!  The dates are: February 5, 2019 7:30pm to 8:30pm  Central time February 6, 2019 […]

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 to people who you know that live in Chicago, please do!  The dates are: February 5, 2019 7:30pm to 8:30pm  Central time February 6, 2019 […]

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 to people who you know that live in Chicago, please do!  The dates are: February 5, 2019 7:30pm to 8:30pm  Central time February 6, 2019 […]

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 to people who you know that live in Chicago, please do!  The dates are: February 5, 2019 7:30pm to 8:30pm  Central time February 6, 2019 […]

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 Living 115 W. Chicago Ave, 2nd floor Chicago, IL 60654    Free to the publicGaelynn is a musician and disability rights advocate who is passionate […]

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 that everyone can dance and that dance is for everyone. Within each of us lies a creative potential for movement. Our workshops use structured improvisation […]

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

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. This spring’s evening concerts feature… Historical Works by Doris Humphrey, Marius Petipa, Arthur Saint Leon and a variation on Martha Graham’s Prelude to Action Physically Integrated Dance Works […]

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 spring’s evening concerts feature… Historical Works by Doris Humphrey, Marius Petipa, Arthur Saint Leon and a variation on Martha Graham’s Prelude to Action Physically Integrated Dance Works […]

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 work of photographer Laurie Simmons, who creates elaborately staged narrative photographs. For over four decades, Simmons has explored set scenes with dolls, mannequins, and people to […]

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 spring’s evening concerts feature… Historical Works by Doris Humphrey, Marius Petipa, Arthur Saint Leon and a variation on Martha Graham’s Prelude to Action Physically Integrated Dance Works […]

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 spring’s evening concerts feature… Historical Works by Doris Humphrey, Marius Petipa, Arthur Saint Leon and a variation on Martha Graham’s Prelude to Action Physically Integrated Dance Works […]

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

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 P-Eubanks Integrated Dance Films will be shown. Dr. Carrie Sandahl, founder of the Program on Disability Art, Culture and Humanities at University of Illinois Chicago, […]

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 has a story to tell. Led by writer, director, storyteller and performer Tekki Lomnicki, a performer with a disability and the Artistic Director of Tellin’ […]

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 that everyone can dance and that dance is for everyone. Within each of us lies a creative potential for movement. Our workshops use structured improvisation […]

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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 at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

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.

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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 at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

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.

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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 at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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 at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

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.

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.

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 Frederick Douglass High School! St. Martin's is Fully Accessible.

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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.

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 friends, their miniature horses to the Chicago Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm and Saturday, June 22, 2019 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Sports and Fitness Center is hosting a fitness & Wellness Expo with Free Classes and Workshops in Boxing Wheelchair Maintenance Flex-Ability Health Screenings Exercise Prescriptions Massages […]

Center Stage for Access and Inclusion Come out to Chicago’s Navy Pier for three hours or amazing music, dance, storytelling, comedy and more by some of the city’s most talented […]

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief […]