Education

What is Self-Advocacy?

03/18/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Training, Education, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Transportation - 4 Comments

Jenny demonstrates Self-Advocacy strategies at a No Boundaries session.

Self-Advocacy is about speaking up for what you want and need. It can be something as small as asking your supervisor for help, or requesting to not have onions on your burger at a restaurant. Self-Advocacy is…

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…

How To Analyze Job Postings As a Person With a Disability

03/02/16 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment First Act, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 2 Comments

When looking for jobs as a person with a disability, you want to be smart and strategic about the process. You are interviewing a business just as much as they are interviewing you! Do your research and find out what company will be a good…

Unexpected Behaviors At Work

02/11/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 2 Comments

When we go to work, we expect to do the job that we have been assigned to. It is usually pretty straightforward. Your boss gives you a list of tasks to complete and you do them. It’s a professional environment where you know what’s going…

You Just Got Scammed! (A Tutorial)

02/08/16 - Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

You never want to hear those words. But how do you stay safe from emails that are scams and phishing attempts?

Follow these 3 tips BEFORE you answer the email or click on the link:

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is: Emails… Read More >

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…

Which Resume Should You Have?

01/07/16 - Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

With or without a disability, if you want a job, you need to build your resume. What type of resume should you have? There are two types of resumes:

Chronological
Functional (also called Skills)

We think you need BOTH!

At No Boundaries – Train for Work, Train for Life…

Introducing Laurie, Our New No Boundaries Trainer!

12/17/15 - Disability Awareness Training, Education, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 1 Comment

Search, Inc. is pleased to introduce you to our new No Boundaries – Train for Work, Train for Life Trainer, Laurie Finnegan! We had an opportunity to ask Laurie a few questions so we could all get to know her better.

1. Start off with the line,…

Do Small Businesses Discriminate More Than Corporations? …And What You Can Do About It In Your Job Search

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The New York Times did a piece on November 2nd, 2015 on discrimination based on whether or not an individual disclosed on their resume that they had a disability. They created six distinct personas – a new entry into a field and a seasoned professional….

How Do Deaf People Communicate In The Workplace?

12/09/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids - 5 Comments

Lydia Callis wrote a really nice piece about why you should hire deaf or hard of hearing individuals, which got us thinking. The Americans with Disabilities Act has provided a safe place for many deaf and hard of hearing people to request accommodations that give…