Disability Awareness Players

Ask Adrian Anything!

03/28/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, Featured Blogger of the Month, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 14 Comments

Welcome to the first 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…

No Boundaries Participants Meet President Bill Clinton!

03/16/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Players, Disability in the Media, Education, Events, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 2 Comments

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At No Boundaries, we have daily modules that are geared towards several themes:

Independence
Communications
Self-Organization
Self Advocacy
Technology
Social Thinking
Judgement
Personal Responsibility

We go into our local community and businesses to convey these themes in real world settings so that participants can take…

Working As Someone On The Autism Spectrum

01/27/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Uncategorized - 4 Comments

I am one of many adults on the Autism Spectrum.

This article is about how I picked a skill as a means for compensating for any perceived weakness in order to live a more fulfilled life.

I figured out at a very early age that I loved to…

The Disability Awareness Players Are On A Roll

During this Summer of 2015, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players have been on an exciting roll of trainings.

Thanks to a grant from the Reva and David Logan Foundation and the ADA25 Chicago efforts, the Players had the opportunity to bring their message to the Brookfield…

The Many Options Of Pace

- Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Transportation, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Do you have trouble getting to where you need to go? You have a doctor’s appointment, job training or your weekly exercise class? Never worry about getting to where you need to be. Pace Suburban Bus is quick, convenient and consistent.

Fixed Route

The Pace fixed route…

Double Your Impact on December 1st!

10/20/15 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, please consider taking part in a unique opportunity to support Search, Inc. and JJsList.com on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. Our #GivingTuesday partner, The Coleman Foundation, has generously pledged to match dollar for dollar all new and increased donations up 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…

Matthew On The Job

08/25/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Education, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Transportation, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

I like vacation but I love to work the most. I work at Lou Malnati’s, an Italian restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I work in the kitchen on Wednesdays and host during the weekends. I also work at Walmart as a Sales Associate. In my role…

What Is The Difference Between Person-First and Identity-First Language?

07/23/15 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

In the world of Disability Awareness training, there are several main themes that are addressed. Many of these themes are designed, to state the obvious, to raise awareness of the issues that individuals with disabilities face on a daily basis. The goal is to allow…

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…