Name: Disability Day of Mourning Vigil 2026
Start: 2026-03-02T17:00:00-06:00
Location: 1007 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Please join us on Monday, March 2, 2026 for the Chicago Disability Day of Mourning Vigil.
Every year, communities across the country and around the world join together for the Disability Day of Mourning (DDOM). The DDOM is a community vigil that honors the lives of people with disabilities killed by their families and caregivers. The disability community comes together in remembrance, to share hope for the future, and to offer support.
Monday, March 2, 2026
5:00PM-6:30PM
In Person: UIC Disability Cultural Center (1007 W. Harrison Street, Room 231)
Online via Zoom: https://go.uic.edu/DDOMZoom26
Nondisabled allies, family members, and friends are welcome to join.
This event is a collaboration between the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (DPOCC), the UIC Disability Cultural Center, the Center for Racial and Disability Justice at UCLA, the UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development, the Coalition of Autistic and Neurodivergent Students (CANS), and the Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).