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How Does a Job Affect Your Benefits?

12/14/16 - Disability Employment and Housing, Education, Events, No Boundaries, Search, Inc. - 2 Comments

Anton at his job at Hewn

HOW DOES A JOB AFFECT YOUR BENEFITS?

Do you receive SSI, SSDI, Medicaid or Medicare (or will you?), and do you work (or want to work?). Then this FREE workshop is for you! Search Inc. and No Boundaries will host Britney…

Service Provider is Person-Centered

12/13/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Search, Inc., Transportation - 0 Comments

Latasha with colleague Elisabetta

For many service providers, when it comes to transportation for adults with developmental disabilities, ADA Paratransit appears to be the only option. But it’s not a person-centered or integrated experience for riders. So when Latasha Grant, Adult Learning Program Manager for Chicago-area…

Looking for the Perfect Gift This Holiday Season?

12/06/16 - Business News, Search, Inc. - 2 Comments

Just in time for the holidays, our friends at Visibility Arts, a visual arts program for people with disabilities, have made their products available on Etsy. From holiday candles to greeting cards, Visibility Arts has something for everyone on your list. Proceeds from purchases support…

Disability Awareness Players Return to Search, Inc.

11/09/16 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Search, Inc. - 3 Comments

Yesterday, our Disability Awareness Players returned to Search, Inc. to do yet another Disability Awareness Training! Everybody was actively engaged, and the training was successful. We look forward to the next…

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…

Happy Birthday to ComEd Energy Force!

08/04/16 - 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…

Ask Adrian Anything!

05/23/16 - Accessibility in Public, Business News, Disability Awareness Training, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 4 Comments

Welcome to the fourth 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…

Ask Adrian Anything!

04/19/16 - 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…