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🎨A huge thank you to Chicago Printmakers Collaborative for being such an amazing neighbor and leading a watercolor screen-printing demo with us!

Welcoming talented community members to share their skills and help create inclusive experiences means so much to us, especially during 🌈

Thank you for an inspiring workshop and for helping make our community stronger and more connected! 🙌

Interested in skill-sharing or volunteering with participants at Gateway to Learning? We'd love to hear from you! https://www.gatewaytolearning.org/volunteersignup

Celebrating at the Chicago Public Library Obama Presidential Center Branch and Obama Foundation. Thanks to the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) for hosting the event yesterday!

This , we'd like to celebrate all the hard work and motivation that goes into Dorothy's Sweet Shoppe! As both a job training and employment opportunity, working at the shop offers experience for interested participants. Be sure to stop by this month to get delicious sweets and specialty drinks because "The World Works Better With Us!"

continues at Gateway to Learning with empanada making, volunteering, and more!

Want to make a gift this Disability Pride Month? Go to: www.gatewaytolearning.org/donate

The World Works Better With Us 🖤

It's Month, and there is so much to be prideful for- we see it every day at Gateway to Learning.

While this year’s theme, “The World Works Better With Us,” celebrates inclusion, it also serves as a call to action: a reminder to continue fighting for inclusion and accessibility, which benefit everyone, not just people with disabilities. We need advocates now more than ever.

Learn more about the history of Disability Pride Month, it's history and significance from The Arc of the United States - https://www.thearcofil.org/2026-disability-pride-month/

Yesterday at GTL, we celebrated our annual Party 🎉🌈 We brought our community together to honor and support everyone’s ability to be their authentic selves. The celebration included drag performances, dancing, and crafts!

At Gateway to Learning, we are guided by the principle of “nothing about us, without us.” 💙 It reflects our ongoing commitment to advocacy, inclusion, and uplifting all identities. We invite you to celebrate with us!

Summer program is underway at Gateway to Learning! ☀️ The carefully developed curriculum of these programs promotes independence, life and job-skill development, and community engagement.

🌻 Inclusion can begin with self-advocacy, and building confidence with the support of our staff can make that happen.

⛱️ Summer programming includes Chicago Passport, Film Club, print-making, volunteering, and so much more.

Want to support inclusion like this? Consider a contribution which goes to support our programming and impact. 💫 https://www.gatewaytolearning.org/donate

You gotta try Dorothy's Sweet Shoppe's new mini loaf flavors this weekend at Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce's Great Bake Walk, made by participants at Gateway to Learning! Get more info below:

🌟 We're proud to announce we have renewed our accreditation with CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership!

This accreditation means Gateway to Learning is recognized for our commitment to ensuring the people we support receive the very best services we can provide. We are grateful for the opportunity from CQL to continue to grow and cultivate our organization.

Thank you to our committed staff, supportive community of families and caregivers, and to our dedicated governing board for making this possible!