Disability Awareness Training

SNAILS: Developing Accessible and Welcoming Libraries

02/26/14 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, jjslist.com, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Have you ever wondered what librarians are doing to make public libraries more accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities? Let me introduce you to SNAILS. SNAILS, which stands for Special Needs and Inclusive Library Services, is a networking group made up of professionals from…

Evanston Rotary Club Supports Disability Awareness Players

Rotary Club of Evanston Supports Disability Awareness Players

02/12/14 - Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

The Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club last June provided jjslist.com with a $500 grant to continue the work of the jjslist.com Disability Awareness Players. Thank you again to the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club for continuing to support disability awareness. We’re excited to announce that with the…

Skokie Chamber Honors Non-Profit Of The Year

01/29/14 - Awards, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Last Friday, the jjslist.com staff got to attend the Skokie Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Board Installation and Membership Awards Luncheon. It was a very special occasion! They named us the 2013 Non-Profit of the Year, an award we were honored to accept. So we hopped in…

Emma’s Squeaky Shoes: A Disability Awareness Business Story

01/28/14 - Disability Awareness Training, Disability in the Media, jjslist.com, Uncategorized - 8 Comments

An article titled “Restaurant Apologizes After Child With Disability Asked to Remove Shoes” written by Today.com contributor Kirthana Ramisetti, January 14, 2014, tells of a mother standing up for her child. Catherine Duke and her two daughters, Ana and Emma, recently went to Panera Bread…

Free Disability Awareness Training – January 23rd

01/06/14 - Disability Awareness Training, Education, Events, Uncategorized - 5 Comments

Done with the holiday festivities? The fun doesn’t have to stop. Join us for an interactive and engaging performance with our Disability Awareness Players.

Our Disability Awareness Players are a hit with businesses and organizations throughout Chicagoland. Our team of experts in disability – people who have…