Disability-Aware Service

How To Exercise Good Internet Judgement

10/02/15 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Using the internet is something that’s becoming increasingly important when it comes to looking for a job or building life-skills but it can get confusing with all the rules and procedures so how do we exercise good judgement when going online?

At No Boundaries, we talk…

The Scourge of Bar Tables At Networking Events

09/30/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Events, Good Web Finds, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 2 Comments

We’ve all used them, decked out in chartreuse cotton tablecloths and twisted into a knot around the middle, tops adorned with chocolates, business flyers and business cards. Bar tables!

A staple of business networking and social events, they are designed to be a convenient spot to…

No Boundaries and Local Bakery ‘Flour’ish!

09/24/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

We always have cause to celebrate when a hard-working Search-No Boundaries participant gets a job. This time it feels personal because the employer, Hewn Artisan Bread, is a local business that has been building its disability awareness through direct, business-to-business contact with JJsList.com. They are…

Pace Gets You To Where You Need To Go

08/27/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Transportation, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

For persons with disabilities, the thought of taking public transportation can be daunting and even scary. In fact, almost 30 percent of persons with disabilities who do not leave their homes, choose not to leave because of fear or difficulties around taking public transportation.

Pace is…

My Experience at No Boundaries – By Melissa

08/12/15 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

When I first got to No Boundaries I thought it was like a store or something with people who are my age. The co-workers I work with are nice. When I started working here the first time I was nervous because this was my first…

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…

JJsList.com and Search, Inc. March In Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade

07/21/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

On an overcast Saturday morning that was being praised for not being 95 degrees and humid, a rowdy band of JJsList.com and Search, Inc. staffers, friends, and Disability Awareness Players gathered at Plymouth Court and Van Buren to get ready for Chicago’s 12th annual Disability Pride Parade. You…

Audio Described Performances Now Available At Bumppo

06/12/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, JJ's List Fun, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids - 2 Comments

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company believes, as many Chicago theatres do, that the arts have a responsibility to reflect and explore the interests and concerns of the communities to which we belong. While we at Remy Bumppo strive to serve our communities through our play selection, our partnerships…

What NOT to Talk About in the Workplace

01/08/15 - Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

The New Year is underway, and Erin Kelly, jjslist.com resident on-line Job Coach, says that now is a good time to review your social communication and social thinking practices in the workplace. There are some topics that should be off limits whether you have a disability or not….

Pace’s Fixed Route Bus Service

12/03/14 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Transportation, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 3 Comments

Need to get a head start on your holiday shopping? Pace Bus can help! Jump on Pace’s fixed bus route service and get to your holiday shopping destination without the hassle.

Fixed route service gives you the freedom you want, at the times you need. With…