Inspiring People

Why Accuity Mentors Individuals with Disabilities and Why You Should Too

04/19/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Inspiring People, Mentorship, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 0 Comments

The rules for entering the workforce apply to everybody whether or not they have a disability so Accuity and No Boundaries recently partnered up for a unique opportunity that gave No Boundaries participants a chance to pick the brain of an experienced Accuity employee.

Tim Shanovich…

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…

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

12/17/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

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….

Synthesis: Weave – An Interview With Deane Saunders-Stowe

Do not underestimate yourself. It sounds like something someone would say if they didn’t know what to say but Science Fiction author Deane Saunders-Stowe from Gloucestershire has woven an ensorcelling tale that epitomizes the value of finding logical strategies for you to make your way around…

The Disability Awareness Players Are On A Roll

During this Summer of 2015, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players have been on an exciting roll of trainings.

Thanks to a grant from the Reva and David Logan Foundation and the ADA25 Chicago efforts, the Players had the opportunity to bring their message to the Brookfield…

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…

My Experience at No Boundaries – By Melissa

08/12/15 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

When I first got to No Boundaries I thought it was like a store or something with people who are my age. The co-workers I work with are nice. When I started working here the first time I was nervous because this was my first…

JJsList.com and Search, Inc. March In Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade

07/21/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

On an overcast Saturday morning that was being praised for not being 95 degrees and humid, a rowdy band of JJsList.com and Search, Inc. staffers, friends, and Disability Awareness Players gathered at Plymouth Court and Van Buren to get ready for Chicago’s 12th annual Disability Pride Parade. You…

Even CEOs Need Job Coaches

07/10/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Inspiring People, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

JJ Hanley

I was listening to a podcast by a job coach the other day named Marshall Goldsmith. He’s a pretty famous guy in business because he’s a job coach to leaders of giant companies like General Electric and Motorola. That’s right. Even big CEOs of…