AdLib Center for Independent Living

11/03/2025

Free meals for all! Thanks to Berkshire Food Not Bombs, 12pm noon on Tuesday 11th November at The Common - free meals will be provided for anyone hungry.

See below for details...

10/31/2025

Are you looking for a dynamic position that empowers people with disabilities in Berkshire County? Then consider joining AdLib! We are currently hiring for a PCA Skills Trainer. The PCA Skills Trainer travels throughout Berkshire County and teaches consumers how to be an employer and maintain vital services. Learn more about the position on our website: https://www.adlibcil.org/employment-opportunities/

10/30/2025

Update in SNAP benefits. Stay informed!

10/25/2025

Adlib is teaming up with Viability & Deaf and Hard of Hearing Independent Living Services (DHILS) on Wenesday 5th November for Arts and Crafts here at Adlib 215 North Street, Pittsifield. ASL interpreter provided!

08/04/2025

Why It Matters Monday: Accessibility isn't extra

Accessibility often gets treated like a nice gesture, something to add if there’s leftover time or money. But for disabled people, accessibility isn’t a want. It’s a need. It’s what makes participation possible. It’s what allows us to live, move, speak, work, rest, and belong.

Without access, people get left behind. We miss job interviews because the building has stairs. We can’t go to class because the captions are missing. We avoid events because there’s no bathroom we can use. We skip medical care because the table isn’t accessible.

Accessibility gives people the chance to show up. To speak for ourselves. To be safe. To connect. To lead. It’s not about special treatment. It’s about basic equity.

Access can look like a ramp, an elevator that works, or doors that open automatically. It’s alt text on images, captions on videos, and interpreters in meetings. It’s websites that work with screen readers, bathrooms with grab bars, and the option to submit work online. It’s having a wheelchair fixed quickly. It’s being able to ask for what we need and have it taken seriously.

When accessibility is treated like an afterthought, the message is clear: some people matter more than others. It tells disabled people our needs are inconvenient. That our inclusion is optional. That we should wait while the world moves on without us. And when access is delayed, denied, or ignored, it isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s a barrier to health. To safety. To community. To independence.

Real inclusion means thinking about access from the beginning. Not adding it in later — not only when someone asks or when someone complains.

So today we’re asking: What does accessibility make possible in your life? What’s one access need you refuse to apologize for? Because accessibility isn’t extra. It’s essential.

07/16/2025

Last chance to purchase raffle tickets for a portable Air Conditioner!

Tickets can be purchased at AdLib, tonight at Bingo, or by contacting us directly before 4:30pm!

07/16/2025

Still marching for disability pride!

Did you know? The first Disability Pride Day and March was held in Boston in 1990, the same year the ADA was signed into law.

From the start, Disability Pride has been about visibility, resistance, and the fight for freedom.

We’re still marching. 🌈

07/15/2025

¡Vamos a tu vecindario!

El personal de Hearthway estará disponible sin cita previa en los condados Norte y Sur.

07/15/2025

Starbucks introduced big changes last year designed to increase inclusivity and accessibility at its stores. Now, several other major retailers are getting on board.

07/15/2025

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in Massachusetts.

07/14/2025

This Wednesday July 16th AdLib has two ways to stay cool!

Join us at Hot Plate Brewing in Pittsfield for BINGO Night! Fun starts at 7pm. Cards are $5 (cash) and each game will have fun prizes. There will be great beverages (non-alcoholic too!), fun people, and AC!

We have also extended sales for our summer raffle one last time! If you’ve been thinking about getting a new AC Wednesday is your last chance to enter our raffle to win a portable LG Air Conditioner! Tickets are $15 each or 3 for $35. You can purchase tickets at AdLib, from an AdLib staff, or at Bingo night.

For more information please dm!

All proceeds will benefit AdLib in our work to ensure people with disabilities can live independent active lives in Berkshire County.