By Joe Luzadder, Guest Blogger and Sibling
To me, growing up with a little sister with Down syndrome was a blessing. It was also typical, however, because I did not know what it was like to grow up…
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By Joe Luzadder, Guest Blogger and Sibling
To me, growing up with a little sister with Down syndrome was a blessing. It was also typical, however, because I did not know what it was like to grow up…
By Jack Luzadder, Guest Blogger & Sibling
Sympathy is almost always the feeling people express when they find out you have a sibling with a disability. Oftentimes they’ll try to relate by giving a hardship they faced while growing up. While the good intentions…
To mark National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM), JJ’s List joined Down Syndrome International’s inclusion campaign, a global conversation to empower people around the world to advocate for the full inclusion of all people with disabilities in their communities.
We asked several…
Thanks to a generous grant from the Evanston Arts Council in 2021, NeurodiVERSED was created to address the misconceptions and misinformation surrounding those who identify as neurodiverse, as well as the damaging narrative…
Evanston community leaders, Indira Freitas Johnson, Fran Joy, and Lisa Degliantoni, are curating Visibly Invisible, an art exhibition that highlights the violence that many in our community deal with on a day-to-day basis. The exhibit runs from February 4th to March 14th at Evanston’s Noyes…
By Jennifer Gledhill, Community Inclusion Coordinator, Search Inc.
Back in 2016, Search, Inc. (Search) adopted the principles of the Council on Quality Leadership (CQL), an accreditation body that uses several principles to guide agencies like ours further towards person-centered services. CQL put into words…
By Jackie Rovner, Division Director of Clinical Services, Search Inc.
Search staff and individuals are incredibly grateful for the partnership we have established with Oak Point University! Nursing students from the university participate in a six-week, hands-on, clinical rotation at our Adult Learning…
The end of the year is a time of reflection, so we asked the Disability Awareness Players a question for reflection. Below are some of their thoughts.
“What was your favorite thing…
Tips for Being Safe on the first date: the fourth and final installment in a series
By Adrian Drower, Ask Adrian Blogger and No Boundaries participant
All good things must come to an end, and it is now time I take my leave. So here is the…
By Bridget Brown, Self-Advocate
My name is Bridget and I am a self-advocate who works on behalf of Pace Suburban Bus.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and it is a perfect time to talk about how taking the bus and transportation is the key…