Accessibility in Public

What Is a Chief Accessibility Officer?

02/22/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses - 4 Comments

As the world recognizes inclusion and accessibility as core values that drive businesses to serve an even larger market, a new role has emerged in the C-level ranks.

What is a Chief Accessibility Officer?

A CAO is somebody who is simultaneously intimately familiar with the company’s product…

Art Thou Winning Us Over, Starbucks?

02/17/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Videos - 6 Comments

Starbucks, Oh ye of the venti, grande, and talls! Are you making a genuine commitment to hiring people with disabilities?

Recently, a video went viral that showcased a young adult with autism working at a Starbucks. The video put music to his disability and gave him…

Unexpected Behaviors At Work

02/11/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 2 Comments

When we go to work, we expect to do the job that we have been assigned to. It is usually pretty straightforward. Your boss gives you a list of tasks to complete and you do them. It’s a professional environment where you know what’s going…

Microsoft Takes A Strong Stance On Accessibility

01/22/16 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, jjslist.com, Tools and aids - 2 Comments

Brad Smith, the President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, recently announced a new hire and strategic initiative that portends an exciting future for accessibility in Microsoft’s product offerings.

Those magical words of “culture change” towards an inclusion-oriented thought process when it comes to the development…

The Home Depot Walks the Walk

01/15/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise - 2 Comments

The Home Depot recently asked their twitter followers what their biggest career challenge was and then challenged them to answer with just one word. We at @JJsList responded with, #accessibility and forwarded along to them one of their business reviews.

They replied:

@JJsList Thank you! We believe in…

American Sign Language and Audio Description At Shedd Aquarium Performances

12/21/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Events, JJ's List Fun, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

This holiday season, there will be an audio describer and an American Sign Language interpreter available during four of our A Holiday One World aquatic shows.

Show times:
The audio description and ASL interpretation will be available on the following dates during both the 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. shows:

• Wednesday, December…

Do Small Businesses Discriminate More Than Corporations? …And What You Can Do About It In Your Job Search

12/17/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

The New York Times did a piece on November 2nd, 2015 on discrimination based on whether or not an individual disclosed on their resume that they had a disability. They created six distinct personas – a new entry into a field and a seasoned professional….

How Do Deaf People Communicate In The Workplace?

12/09/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids - 5 Comments

Lydia Callis wrote a really nice piece about why you should hire deaf or hard of hearing individuals, which got us thinking. The Americans with Disabilities Act has provided a safe place for many deaf and hard of hearing people to request accommodations that give…

Pride Mobility and Accessibility

11/23/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Transportation, Uncategorized, Using jjslist.com, Veterans, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

We have a segment in our JJsList.com Disability Awareness Training sessions where we focus on accessibility for wheelchair users. When one talks about a handicapped accessible parking spot or handicapped accessible bathroom, they’re usually innocently committing an inherently inaccurate statement.

This is not to say that…

Synthesis: Weave – An Interview With Deane Saunders-Stowe

Do not underestimate yourself. It sounds like something someone would say if they didn’t know what to say but Science Fiction author Deane Saunders-Stowe from Gloucestershire has woven an ensorcelling tale that epitomizes the value of finding logical strategies for you to make your way around…