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Matthew On The Job

08/25/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Education, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Transportation, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

I like vacation but I love to work the most. I work at Lou Malnati’s, an Italian restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I work in the kitchen on Wednesdays and host during the weekends. I also work at Walmart as a Sales Associate. In my role…

Workplace Accommodation is Not a One-Way Street

08/07/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

It’s the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and there are lots of conversations about the kind of progress that has been made in integrating individuals with disabilities into the workplace. But there are also many conversations underway about how much work we…

The Thought Process Of A Deaf Man Going To The Movies

08/04/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

My wife and I have just moved to the suburbs and, predictably, we’re feeling verklempt about moving out of the city. Besides needing to find new hobbies, we’re seeking out our local watering spots and movie theaters.

As an individual who is profoundly deaf, going to…

Stop This Bus, I Want to Get Off!

10/08/14 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Transportation, Wheelchair Users - 1 Comment

Taking the Pace Suburban Bus can be fun. But you still have to get off. In this instructional video, co-produced by JJ’s List and Pace, you’ll learn how to:

Request a stop
Wait patiently until the bus comes to a stop
Ask if it’s the right stop
What to… Read More >

Learning From Children With Disabilities

09/30/14 - Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Cecilia Cartner—Getty Images

You should not feel bad for yourself, or pity your kids if they are born with a disability. You might just be surprised at what you can learn about true strength.

The Time.com article, “The Pain of Passing My Disability On to My Child”,…

Missing 8-Year-Old With Autism Found At Mall

09/26/14 - Business News, Disability in the Media, Education, Featured Blogger of the Month, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Brooklyn Venter

The search for Brooklyn Venter, an eight year old that went missing from the playground at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie for over six hours on September 25th, highlights the difficulties of finding a child with autism.

Brooklyn wandered away from his parents near…

Evanston MashUp Embraces Disability Awareness Players

09/20/14 - Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Photo Courtesy of Evanston Photographic Studios, Inc.

On Tuesday, September 16, 22014, we at jjslist.com co-hosted Evanston MashUp, a get-together held at Northwestern University. The event, hosted by Northwestern University, and coordinated with the City of Evanston and Evanston Chamber of Commerce, is an annual event…

Gain Workplace Skills at Work

09/15/14 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Justice at Hewn

I work at Hewn. I started in August, to practice my workplace skills in order to help me find future jobs. Hewn makes “hand forged artisan bread” and is located a couple stores down from No Boundaries. No Boundaries is a program that I attend…

Evanston Gets Ready to Mash it Up

09/08/14 - Business News, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, JJ's List Fun, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Courtesy of Evanston MashUp

We are participating in this year’s MashUp, a community event, coordinated by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. Meet business leaders, artists, musicians, community leaders and your fellow Evanstonians in a fantastic setting- the Northwestern University Beachfront. Enjoy good food, music and vibes as the…

Guest Speaker Series: Working At Target

09/04/14 - Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Employment First Act, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 1 Comment

Recently, we had Sarah Goldberg, a guest speaker currently working at Target stop by No Boundaries to tell us about her experience working at the retail store as a person with a disability. She has a lot of experience working at the cash register and…