Chicagoland Accessible Juneteenth 2026 (6th Annual Celebration!)
Tue, Jun 16
|Access Living
Join CRDJ, Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition, UIC's Disability Cultural Center, and other groups for the 6th annual Accessible Juneteenth to celebrate the Black disability community!
Time & Location
Jun 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
About the event
Join the UIC Disability Cultural Center, Access Living, the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (supported by UIC’s Institute on Disability and Human Development), and the Center for Racial and Disability Justice for the sixth annual Accessible Juneteenth, where we celebrate the Black disability community! We want to make Juneteenth a fun and accessible experience for everyone, including disabled, neurodivergent, and Deaf people in the African Diaspora. This is a family friendly, and non-alcoholic event.
What to Expect
4:00 pm Doors Open
4:30 pm Welcome and Announcements
5:30 pm Featured Performance Showcase
7:30 pm Event ends/doors close
Food! Exhibitors! And more throughout the event!
This year, DJ Matt returns to bless us with music fit for our Accessible Juneteenth celebration. We will have performances from Double AA, Cherlnell Lane, Jada Thompson, Victoria Djembe, and Ms. Mamas.
We are excited to share food from Cook It Mama Café (sandwiches & salads with vegan & gluten-free options).
We are also looking for volunteers to help run many aspects of Accessible Juneteenth; if you’re interested, sign up at: https://forms.gle/sdwMB58rDTipznm19.
Access information
ASL and captioning will be provided showcase portion. In care of immunocompromised people in our community, please wear a mask indoors. We’ll have extras on hand! Accessibility requests, questions, or event inquiries can be sent to dcc@uic.edu
Location
Accessible Juneteenth will be take place at Access Living; 115 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60654
For more information on how to get there, head to https://dcc.uic.edu/events/accessible-juneteenth-2026-6th-annual-celebration/.
This event is brought to you by:
Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition
UIC Disability Cultural Center
Center for Racial and Disability Justice (University of California, Los Angeles)
Access Living
UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development
UIC Chancellors Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (CCSPD)
UIC Black Cultural Center
UIC Black Studies
More collaborators listed soon!
Contact
UIC Disability Cultural Center dcc@uic.edu for any questions!