Disability Employment and Housing

Happy Birthday to ComEd Energy Force!

08/04/16 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 2 Comments

Search, Inc., recently joined ComEd’s President and CEO, Anne Pramaggiore, along with many local and State leaders to celebrate the 5th Birthday of the ComEd Energy Force Program. Many of you already know that Illinois is now an “Employment First State.” That means that if you…

Have You Heard About the DEI?

08/01/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses - 0 Comments

Hi Disability Advocates! If you haven’t heard of the Disability Equality Index(DEI), you should know about it. We are here to break it down for you:

What is the DEI? It stands for the Disability Equality Index, and it’s a survey created by a group of business…

Walking the Streets of Disability Pride

07/19/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Events - 2 Comments

Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade is on Saturday, July 23, 2016, stepping off promptly at 11 a.m. Hooray!

What does Disability Pride mean to me? It means being proud to be yourself without fear of being judged. Being willing to stand up for who you are. Being…

No Boundaries Creates Best Practice Model for ComEd Energy Force

06/29/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

If you haven’t heard yet that Illinois is an Employment First State, then please allow us to be the first to tell you: If you are an adult with a developmental or intellectual disability in Illinois, then the first goal of any state-funded services you…

Farewell Laurie, Greetings Tricia!

06/09/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Mentorship, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 0 Comments

No Boundaries – Train for Life, Train for Work prides itself on bringing a diverse and knowledgeable group of Trainers to help participants learn the skills that they need or want in order to be successful in the workplace, and in the world, after school…

No Boundaries Participants Knock It Out of the Park!

05/31/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

We are proud to announce that two of our No Boundaries participants secured competitive employment in their fields of interest! Both individuals have been working diligently to build their skills during the spring No Boundaries session.

Our Evanston-based office is a bustling center of activity with…

Ask Adrian Anything!

05/23/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 4 Comments

Welcome to the fourth 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…

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…

Ask Adrian Anything!

04/19/16 - 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…