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Interview with Allan Bergman in Celebration of ADA30

Courtesy of ADA National Network (adata.org)

We continue to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that protects people with disabilities against discrimination and gives them equal rights in all aspects of life. We had the honor…

Your Health & Safety is Our Top Concern

08/19/20 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, jjslist.com, Pace Bus, Tools and aids, Transportation, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Ed Madden, Coordinator of Public Outreach, Pace Suburban Bus

Pace Bus’ top priority remains the safety of our passengers and personnel. Pace is a vital service that provides crucial transportation access for the communities we serve, including transportation for many essential workers traveling to and…

How to Job Hunt with a Disability During a Pandemic

07/22/20 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, ADA, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Down Syndrome, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Veterans, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Mary Dale Walters, Guest Blogger

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Finding a job right now is difficult enough, but when you have a disability, it can seem insurmountable. In May 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 17.9%, and for…

Sharing Quarantine Survival Strategies

04/17/20 - Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Mental Illness, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

By Sarah Armour, Business Assistant, JJ’s List

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These past few weeks have been very scary for all of us. COVID-19 is so scary because you can’t see the virus. Back in December, I heard that we shouldn’t travel internationally. I thought that was crazy…

Tips for the Anxious Traveler

02/18/20 - Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Mental Illness, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Transportation, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

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By Sarah Armour, JJsList.com Business Assistant

Travel by air can be very stressful for anyone, especially for people who have anxiety. Crowded airports, a lot of stimuli, not having control, and canceled flights, for example, can be overwhelming for someone with anxiety.

Even though I…

Two Jobs and a Full Life: A Q&A with Matt

10/18/19 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Transportation - 6 Comments

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). In honor of NDEAM, we wanted to highlight the success of Matthew LaChapelle, a former No Boundaries participant. Matthew has had success with employment and is a great example of what someone with a disability can do. …

Devaluing Hindsight as a Parent of a Child with a Disability

02/06/19 - Education, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Refrigerator Mothers, Self-Advocacy - 0 Comments

By Barb Cohen, Guest Blogger

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What If The Lesson to Learn Is That There Is No Lesson?

Hindsight in parenting rarely accounts for the complexity of the moment.

Suppose your child received feedback on her first assignment in college and called to say, “It turns out I…

JJsList.com Disability Awareness Player Exclusive Album Release!

04/26/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries - 1 Comment

Tim Finnegan has a long and storied history with the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players.

He was first a participant in the Search, Inc. No Boundaries program and shortly thereafter became a Disability Awareness Player who helped train over 1500 staff members in how to engage and…

Disability Awareness Training at Skokie School!

04/19/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Person-First Language - 1 Comment

On April 8th, 2016, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players did a Disability Awareness Training for the 5th and 6th graders at the Skokie School in the New Trier Township school district 36. All 420 students and 50 staff members were trained!

The Skokie School had a ‘Health and…

Ask Adrian Anything!

- 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…