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Your Story is Your Legacy: The Intersection of Disabled and Queer Identity

06/29/21 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, advocacy, disability awareness, Disability Law, Education, Employment, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By: Melanie Ausbrook, Adult Learning Program Manager, Search Inc

Both neurodiversity and queerness/sexual identity are often viewed as spectrums. The Kinsey Scale places sexual identity on a continuum with no person being totally ‘straight’ or ‘gay.’ Similarly, autism is defined as a spectrum disorder with no…

Disability Lead – Inspiring People with Disabilities and Building Leaders

06/28/21 - advocacy, disability awareness, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment, Inspiring People, Mentorship, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Brian Rohde, Guest Blogger

Recently, Disability Lead, formerly ADA 25 Advancing Leadership, hosted another webinar in their Power Series highlighting leaders in the community who have disabilities. In this series, Disability Lead hosted Actor and Comedian, Maysoon Ziyad. Maysoon Ziyad told her story about how…

Ask Adrian About Returning to Life Post-Pandemic

06/21/21 - Ask Adrian, disability awareness, Down Syndrome, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Transportation, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

In this installment of “Ask Adrian Anything,” JJ’s List asked Adrain about getting back to “normal” after living with restrictions because of the global pandemic. Adrian shares his hopes for the future and how he coped during the difficult months of the global pandemic.

What are…