Down Syndrome

Ask Adrian Anything – About Staying Healthy

08/27/19 - Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy - 0 Comments

Welcome back to another installment of “Ask Adrian Anything.” This series gives our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with Adrian, a No Boundaries participant, about his experiences in the workplace, living independently and out in the community. Recently people asked Adrian about how he stays…

Ask Adrian: All About Travel

04/01/19 - Accessibility in Public, Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Transportation - 3 Comments

Welcome back to another installment of “Ask Adrian Anything.” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with one of our No Boundaries participants, Adrian, about his experiences in the workplace, living independently and out in the community. Recently people asked…

Ask Adrian Anything

09/12/18 - Ask Adrian, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy - 8 Comments

Adrian Drower

Welcome back to “Ask Adrian Anything!” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with one of the No Boundaries participants, Adrian, about his experiences in the workplace, living independently and out in the community. It will be conducted in…

New Addition to No Boundaries!

09/07/18 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Education, Hop on the Bus to Independence, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise - 0 Comments

Jenny Higgins, No Boundaries Trainer

Welcome Jenny!

We are thrilled to introduce Jenny Higgins as the new No Boundaries Trainer.

No Boundaries, Train for Work/Train for Life is a unique program for teens and adults with disabilities that focuses on building and reinforcing skills necessary for independence and employment… Read More >

Celebrating 25 Years of Work

05/22/18 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Transportation - 0 Comments

By Sheila Hebein, Parent & Advocate

Chris at work at Evanston Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston

On April 26, 2018, my son Chris celebrated his 25th Anniversary working as a Mail Clerk at Rotary International’s World Headquarters in Evanston, IL. He has been working there since high…

Benefits of Inclusion

04/23/18 - Down Syndrome, Education, Inspiring People, Uncategorized - 4 Comments

By Tricia Luzadder

Anna showing her Wildcat Pride

My daughter Anna – a 17 year old with Down syndrome – has been included in school since pre-K. Overall it has been a good experience for Anna both academically and socially. However, as the academic gap widened, the…

Q and A with Quincy: Learning to Ride the Bus Independently

04/18/18 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Tools and aids, Transportation - 1 Comment

Quincy, Lincoln Park High School student

JJ’s List recently interviewed Lincoln Park High School student Quincy Bane about how she learned to use public transportation. Quincy learned how to use the bus with the help of her Travel Trainer, Kyle. Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Travel Training…

Route to Independence: How My Daughter Learned to Take the CTA in Chicago

03/28/18 - Down Syndrome, Education, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, Inspiring People, Transportation, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Cheryl Bane, Parent

Last month I got a call telling me that my 20-year-old daughter, Quincy, was going to begin Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Travel Training Program. Gulp. The thought of Quincy taking the city bus completely on her own made me nervous because Quincy…

Hello JJ’s List Community!

09/07/17 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Law, Down Syndrome, Education, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Uncategorized - 18 Comments

Tricia Luzadder, Ventures Program Manager

I am very happy to be writing you from JJ’s List and Search! My name is Tricia Luzadder and I am the new Ventures Programs Manager at Search’s Evanston site. While I am new in this role, I am not entirely…

I Started Taking the Public Bus…

01/27/17 - Accessibility in Public, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, No Boundaries, Pace Bus, Transportation - 1 Comment

…instead of Paratransit
By Alex Tello, No Boundaries Participant

Alex with timetable

I decided to start taking the public bus instead of Paratransit or a ride from my family because I knew I could learn and I wanted to be more independent. It makes me happy!

Before I started…