Events

Double Your Impact on December 1st!

10/20/15 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, please consider taking part in a unique opportunity to support Search, Inc. and JJsList.com on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. Our #GivingTuesday partner, The Coleman Foundation, has generously pledged to match dollar for dollar all new and increased donations up to…

The Scourge of Bar Tables At Networking Events

09/30/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Events, Good Web Finds, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 2 Comments

We’ve all used them, decked out in chartreuse cotton tablecloths and twisted into a knot around the middle, tops adorned with chocolates, business flyers and business cards. Bar tables!

A staple of business networking and social events, they are designed to be a convenient spot to…

No Boundaries and Local Bakery ‘Flour’ish!

09/24/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

We always have cause to celebrate when a hard-working Search-No Boundaries participant gets a job. This time it feels personal because the employer, Hewn Artisan Bread, is a local business that has been building its disability awareness through direct, business-to-business contact with JJsList.com. They are…

Matthew On The Job

08/25/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Education, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Transportation, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

I like vacation but I love to work the most. I work at Lou Malnati’s, an Italian restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I work in the kitchen on Wednesdays and host during the weekends. I also work at Walmart as a Sales Associate. In my role…

An Open Letter To the LGBT Community From JJsList.com

06/26/15 - Business News, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 4 Comments

Dearest LGBT Community,

The people working towards disability awareness at JJsList.com would like to show solidarity with the people working towards LGBT rights in response to the momentous #SCOTUS decision to legalize Marriage Equality in all fifty states of the United States.

The simple right to live an unencumbered and…

jjslist.com Intern Gets Published!

11/19/14 - Events, No Boundaries, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

On the day of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind’s appearance at the Wilmette Community Recreation Center in Wilmette, Illinois, we have the pleasure of announcing that jjslist.com’s Intern, Paul, was published by the Wilmette Beacon! You can read Paul’s interview with Suskind here!

Ron Suskind

Suskind will…

Wine Walk Raises Almost $6,000, $3,000 for No Boundaries!

10/06/14 - Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Events, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 3 Comments

Chicago/Dempster Merchants Association and JJ Hanley

The Chicago/Dempster Charity Wine Walk in Evanston was a rousing success! We are humbled by the support of our Chicago/Dempster community, the Chicago/Dempster Merchants Association and Evanstonians in general, who turned out in droves to support our No Boundaries program….

Evanston Charity Wine Walk & Visibility Arts Show A Success

09/23/14 - Business News, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Photo Courtesy of Kerramel Studios, Leah at Visibility Arts Show

Hundreds stood in line, September 18, 2014, during the Chicago/Dempster Charity Wine Walk in Evanston to show their support for people with disabilities by giving a $15 donation that will be divided between our No Boundaries…

Evanston MashUp Embraces Disability Awareness Players

09/20/14 - Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Photo Courtesy of Evanston Photographic Studios, Inc.

On Tuesday, September 16, 22014, we at jjslist.com co-hosted Evanston MashUp, a get-together held at Northwestern University. The event, hosted by Northwestern University, and coordinated with the City of Evanston and Evanston Chamber of Commerce, is an annual event…

Evanston Gets Ready to Mash it Up

09/08/14 - Business News, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, JJ's List Fun, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Courtesy of Evanston MashUp

We are participating in this year’s MashUp, a community event, coordinated by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. Meet business leaders, artists, musicians, community leaders and your fellow Evanstonians in a fantastic setting- the Northwestern University Beachfront. Enjoy good food, music and vibes as the…