Written by Tricia Luzadder
With August fast approaching and school bells preparing to ring I am reminded of how fast time flies and how soon my teen with a disability will finish high school and enter the adult world. My dream for Anna is for her…
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Written by Tricia Luzadder
With August fast approaching and school bells preparing to ring I am reminded of how fast time flies and how soon my teen with a disability will finish high school and enter the adult world. My dream for Anna is for her…
Search, Inc., recently joined ComEd’s President and CEO, Anne Pramaggiore, along with many local and State leaders to celebrate the 5th Birthday of the ComEd Energy Force Program. Many of you already know that Illinois is now an “Employment First State.” That means that if you…
Hi Disability Advocates! If you haven’t heard of the Disability Equality Index(DEI), you should know about it. We are here to break it down for you:
What is the DEI? It stands for the Disability Equality Index, and it’s a survey created by a group of business…
I have now been at JJ’s List.com for four weeks, and it’s been a great experience for me. I’ve really enjoyed learning more ways to connect with the world, as well as how to use different ways of sharing information that I didn’t even hear…
Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade is on Saturday, July 23, 2016, stepping off promptly at 11 a.m. Hooray!
What does Disability Pride mean to me? It means being proud to be yourself without fear of being judged. Being willing to stand up for who you are. Being…
Here at JJslist.com, we believe that you have to be able to get around your community if you are going to be a part of your community.
That’s why we’ve partnered with Pace Suburban Bus to lead workshops for agencies and schools that help individuals with…
If you haven’t heard yet that Illinois is an Employment First State, then please allow us to be the first to tell you: If you are an adult with a developmental or intellectual disability in Illinois, then the first goal of any state-funded services you…
I have now been at JJ’s List.com for two weeks, and it’s been a great experience for me. I’ve really enjoyed learning more ways to connect with the world, as well as how to use different ways of sharing information that I didn’t even hear…
June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. 5.4 million Americans will face Alzheimer’s and efforts to find a cure are making very slow progress. But since we focus on actionable feedback on this blog, we’d like to take a moment to talk about our own experiences with…
May of 2016 was an action-packed month when it comes to Disability Awareness Trainings! After traveling to Santa Barbara to work with Toad & Co. and meeting with the Dundee Library back here in the Midwest, we turned right around and headed over to the…