Karen Tamley
karentamley.bsky.social
Karen Tamley
@karentamley.bsky.social
Chicagoan, disability justice, wheelchair user, CEO of Access Living, mom, handcycling, food and culture enthusiast, a11y
On this July, #DisabilityPrideMonth I am proud to share my reflections on the 35th anniversary of the #ADA in Craig’s Chicago Business
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Commentary: Americans With Disabilities Act brought benefits to everyone
More than three decades after becoming law, the rights it enshrined must be protected, writes the CEO of Access Living.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Happening now at Access Living: town hall with the disability community and our 3 transit agencies - CTA, Metra, PACE and RTA discussing the looming fiscal cliff and how we can advocate to save our public transit systems.
July 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
IL Gov. JB Pritzker and many of the IL delegation Friday, sharing what the cuts to Medicaid will mean for children, people with disabilities, seniors, hospitals, jobs and our economy & healthcare system. Devastation, pure and simple. Call your members of Congress to stop this. There’s still time.
March 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Newly released final rule is the biggest expansion of rights for passengers with disabilities in a generation”

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December 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Spent the day at the Obama Democracy Forum examining pluralism and how we can work to strengthen democracy to create change across the globe. Heard from President Obama about root causes of our political divide and strategies for moving issues forward - while still holding tight to our values.
December 6, 2024 at 5:00 AM