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Pace Gets You To Where You Need To Go

08/27/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Transportation, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

For persons with disabilities, the thought of taking public transportation can be daunting and even scary. In fact, almost 30 percent of persons with disabilities who do not leave their homes, choose not to leave because of fear or difficulties around taking public transportation.

Pace is…

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…

Workplace Accommodation is Not a One-Way Street

08/07/15 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

It’s the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and there are lots of conversations about the kind of progress that has been made in integrating individuals with disabilities into the workplace. But there are also many conversations underway about how much work we…

The Thought Process Of A Deaf Man Going To The Movies

08/04/15 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Featured Blogger of the Month, Good Web Finds, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

My wife and I have just moved to the suburbs and, predictably, we’re feeling verklempt about moving out of the city. Besides needing to find new hobbies, we’re seeking out our local watering spots and movie theaters.

As an individual who is profoundly deaf, going to…

What Is The Difference Between Person-First and Identity-First Language?

07/23/15 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Good Web Finds, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Uncategorized - 1 Comment

In the world of Disability Awareness training, there are several main themes that are addressed. Many of these themes are designed, to state the obvious, to raise awareness of the issues that individuals with disabilities face on a daily basis. The goal is to allow…

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…

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…

Mental Illness: The Invisible Disability

06/09/15 - Education, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 3 Comments

When you think of the word disability, what comes to mind? A person in a wheelchair? Maybe an individual with Down syndrome? We tend to only think of those with a physical or visible disability as actually being disabled because we can see it.

Odds…

Fine at The Fine Line

06/02/15 - Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 4 Comments

Learning to fly on your own in life can be a real challenge, especially if you have a disability. So you would think that finding a job for someone like me would be close to impossible. Well, you would be wrong. I recently got a…

Motivation is Magic

02/19/15 - jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Uncategorized - 8 Comments

Motivation is the key to a successful job search. So what does that mean for your young adult with a disability? For starters, if he or she is not motivated to work, it’s going to be a long and tough road to get to…