Disability Awareness Players

Abbie’s Internship at JJsList.com

06/28/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Using jjslist.com - 1 Comment

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…

Discover the True Value of Disability Awareness Trainings!

06/13/16 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses - 2 Comments

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…

Disability Portrayal in Disney Movies

06/10/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, jjslist.com - 6 Comments

Hello! My name is Abbie Volkmann, and I am proud to be the new Digital Marketing Intern here at JJsList.com!

For one of my senior research projects in college, I researched the representation of people with disabilities in Disney movies, as well as how they are…

What Are Reviews for Change Workshops?

06/06/16 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise - 2 Comments

Hi! I’m Sarah, and I am the Trainer for JJsList.com Reviews for Change Workshops.

What are Reviews for Change Workshops? Well, JJsList.com is a great way for the people with disabilities to have a voice in the community! But to have a voice, you have to…

Disability Awareness Training at Toad & Co. in Santa Barbara

05/23/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise - 4 Comments

The JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players are always seeking ways to break through barriers and push our own expectations further than ever!

On Monday, May 16th, we went even further! Toad & Co., based in Santa Barbara, California, recruited the team to travel out west for a…

Working in State Government as a Person with a Disability

05/20/16 - Awards, Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Mentorship, No Boundaries - 3 Comments

I have been honored to have the opportunity this spring to serve as a Policy Intern Analyst at the State of Illinois Office of the Treasury. This position lets me utilize my research skills and, as a result, allows me to be seen as a…

JJsList.com Disability Awareness Player Exclusive Album Release!

04/26/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries - 1 Comment

Tim Finnegan has a long and storied history with the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players.

He was first a participant in the Search, Inc. No Boundaries program and shortly thereafter became a Disability Awareness Player who helped train over 1500 staff members in how to engage and…

Disability Awareness Training at Skokie School!

04/19/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Person-First Language - 1 Comment

On April 8th, 2016, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players did a Disability Awareness Training for the 5th and 6th graders at the Skokie School in the New Trier Township school district 36. All 420 students and 50 staff members were trained!

The Skokie School had a ‘Health and…

Ask Adrian Anything!

- Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Mentorship, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 8 Comments

Welcome to the third installment of “Ask Adrian Anything!” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with our intern, Adrian, about his experiences in the workplace. It will be conducted in an interview format with Benjamin asking the questions provided by…

Ask Adrian Anything!

04/04/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 9 Comments

Welcome to the second installment of “Ask Adrian Anything!” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with our intern, Adrian, about his experiences in the workplace. It will be conducted in an interview format with Benjamin asking the questions provided by…