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The Accountant (An Audit from Someone on the Spectrum)

11/02/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability in the Media, Guest Blogger, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 0 Comments

The movie The Accountant (2016) recently premiered in theaters. The main character was Christian Wolf (Ben Affleck).

The story started off with the challenges that a child faces with being raised with autism. I myself did play with puzzles, absorb myself in limited interests, but thankfully I…

Getting A Raise

- Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Guest Blogger, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 1 Comment

Hewn is a bakery that specializes in delicious bread.

I love working. I love my job.

I have been working at Hewn as a dishwasher for one year. I am responsible for preparing my work station and the bread station for the head baker. I also wash…

Special Open House and Arts Show

09/20/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Employment and Housing, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 4 Comments

Mark your calendar for September 29 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm for Search 360, a special Open House and Visibility Arts Show. JJsList.com is just one of several social enterprise that is part of Search, Inc., a longstanding provider of services to adults with developmental and intellectual…

Need Help Finding a Job?

09/07/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 1 Comment

Do you or someone you know have a disability and would like to find a job, but don’t know how? Sign up for our No Boundaries fall session 1! No Boundaries participants learn skills that are necessary for the workplace, such as setting up an email…

JJ’slist.com Is In The News!

08/23/16 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Press on JJ's List, Using jjslist.com - 4 Comments

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Last week, we at JJslist.com got TV time when local news station WGN Chicago broadcast a story about our work to build disability awareness. The story featured interviews with a few of our staff members, and a clip from our work…

Back to No Boundaries!

08/04/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 0 Comments

Written by Tricia Luzadder

With August fast approaching and school bells preparing to ring I am reminded of how fast time flies and how soon my teen with a disability will finish high school and enter the adult world. My dream for Anna is for her…

Happy Birthday to ComEd Energy Force!

- Business News, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 2 Comments

Search, Inc., recently joined ComEd’s President and CEO, Anne Pramaggiore, along with many local and State leaders to celebrate the 5th Birthday of the ComEd Energy Force Program. Many of you already know that Illinois is now an “Employment First State.” That means that if you…

No Boundaries Creates Best Practice Model for ComEd Energy Force

06/29/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

If you haven’t heard yet that Illinois is an Employment First State, then please allow us to be the first to tell you: If you are an adult with a developmental or intellectual disability in Illinois, then the first goal of any state-funded services you…

Farewell Laurie, Greetings Tricia!

06/09/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment First Act, Mentorship, No Boundaries, No Boundaries - 0 Comments

No Boundaries – Train for Life, Train for Work prides itself on bringing a diverse and knowledgeable group of Trainers to help participants learn the skills that they need or want in order to be successful in the workplace, and in the world, after school…

No Boundaries Participants Knock It Out of the Park!

05/31/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment First Act, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

We are proud to announce that two of our No Boundaries participants secured competitive employment in their fields of interest! Both individuals have been working diligently to build their skills during the spring No Boundaries session.

Our Evanston-based office is a bustling center of activity with…