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Tips to Make Your Summer Camp a Disability-Aware Business
A Guest Blog by Alex Robbins
Singing songs, performing skits, roasting marshmallows over a fire to make s’mores, and of course, forming new friendships with fellow campers: these are just a few of the most memorable aspects that children…
Here at JJsList.com, we champion the inclusion of people with disabilities as customers and as employees, and we believe in standing up for your rights when you have a disability. Luckily, Equip for Equality has set up a new Employment Rights Helpline. The goal of…
A guest blog by Bill Sitter
At JJsList.com we always say, “When you have met one person with a disability, you have met one person with a disability.” It’s all about focusing on the person as an individual who is part of a group rather than as an…
Simply put, person-first language is a way of talking with or about disability that focuses on the person first and the disability second, if at all. It’s easy! And it makes a difference in effectively connecting with your co-workers and employees who have disabilities.
Fire…
Training at Toad & Co., Santa Barbara, CA
When companies think about diversity and inclusion practices they usually consider what efforts are being made about inclusion of different genders, races and sexual orientations. But what about disability inclusion and what is your company doing about it? Maybe your…
Last week was a busy one for our Disability Awareness Players as they did not one, but THREE trainings for the Forest Preserves of Cook County at the Brookfield Zoo. Everyone had a great two days, and even got to spend some time at the…
When the JJ’s List.com Disability Awareness Players trained Glencoe Schools in Glencoe, IL. to be disability aware, they were helping teachers, administrators and teachers assistants build the knowledge they want and need to educate future generations in how to communicate comfortably and confidently with people…
On Valentine’s Day, our Disability Awareness Players visited Evanston Township High School to give its faculty tips on how to interact with their students and fellow faculty members who have disabilities. Everyone was actively engaged, and we received a lot of positive feedback, such as…
Last week, our Disability Awareness Players were special guests at a Comcast meeting at Pinstripes in Oak Park, Illinois. Everyone was actively engaged, and we received a lot of positive feedback, such as this quote from an audience member:
“Truly enjoyed this experience! You all did…
Last week, our Disability Awareness Players trained a group of filmmakers at Kartemquin Films to be disability aware. In addition to the training, the Players shared their experiences with living with a disability, as well as their thoughts on disability representation in the media. It was…
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