2026 Accessible Juneteenth

Tuesday, June 18th, 2025

4 to 7:30 PM CDT

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

115 West Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60607

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. We will have the following at the event:

Food

Performances

Exhibitors

Family-friendly, Non-alcoholic Event

About Accessible Juneteenth 2026

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'll have tables where you can meet people from Black-owned and disability-owned/friendly organizations and businesses. If you’re a Black and/or disability-owned/friendly business or organization and would like to be an exhibitor, sign up at: https://forms.gle/bxvyNLbF25v7RQ2a7.

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 for the showcase portion. A room will be available for a quiet, cool-off space! To protect 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

What to Expect

4:00 pm Doors Open

4:30 pm Welcome and Announcements

5:30 pm Featured Performers' Showcase Begins

Throughout: Food! Exhibitors! And more

7:30 pm Event ends/doors close