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10 Tips for Being a Self-Advocate

03/10/21 - disability awareness, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Sarah in her home office

Sarah Armour, jjslist.com Business Assistant and Self-Advocate. wrote these helpful self-advocacy tips for NeurodiVERSED, a self-advocacy awareness initiative that Search is taking part in. What a great way to celebrate Developmental Disabilities…

ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program Celebrates 10 Years!

02/24/21 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment, Employment First Act, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program celebrates 10th Anniversary

Search Inc was so excited to join ComEd and 27 other agencies virtually to celebrate the kick off of the 10th anniversary ofthe ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program! Orientation for the 2021 milestone year gave us the opportunity…

Is Your Company Ready to Include Disability In Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts?

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If one good thing came out of 2020, it was the elevation of discussions in the media on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Last year’s health, financial and racial injustice crises knocked down barriers and highlighted many issues that have been ignored for too long….

Search Announces Launch of NeurodiVERSED: A Neurodiversity Awareness Initiative

02/17/21 - celebral palsy, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Mental Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 1 Comment

Search is excited to announce the launch of NeurodiVERSED, a new self-advocate driven awareness initiative. NeurodiVERSED, an Evanston Cultural Grant Fund project, was born from the need to create a platform for individuals with disabilities and mental health conditions to share their voices and further…

Staying Safe Online During The Holiday Season

11/20/20 - Disability-Aware Service, Education, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Mentorship, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Similar to everything else this year, holiday shopping and giving is moving online more than ever.

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As the holiday season gets into full swing, our inboxes are filling with emails requesting donations and marketing special offers, deals and notices. While many of these emails…

Q&A with Career Employment Services Participant Laura

10/28/20 - ADA, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Employment, Inspiring People, Search, Inc., Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Laura participates in Search’s Career Services Community Employment program (CES). CES supports individuals who are interested in seeking competitive employment in the community to find and keep a job. CES Employment Specialists support individuals through every step of their job search. After an individual is…

A National Disability Employment Awareness Month Like No Other: Employment Services During A Pandemic

10/07/20 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, ADA, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment, Employment, Employment First Act, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! Each October, NDEAM celebrates workers with disabilities and employers who are smashing stereotypes about the abilities and misconceptions of hiring and retaining people with disabilities.

This year marks not only the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities…

Empowering Self-Advocates Through Education, Experience and Discussion

09/30/20 - Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

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By Jennifer Gledhill, Community Integration Coordinator, Search, Inc.

Q: How, in 2020, does a non-profit agency serving adults with intellectual disabilities conduct voter education classes without injecting any personal bias into the narrative?

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A: By listening to the candidates’ own words, of course.

In…

Brian’s 3 Top Energy Tips

07/29/20 - Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

By Brian Rohde, Search Inc’s Energy Force Ambassador and former No Boundaries participant

The ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program was the country’s first energy-efficiency education program taught by people with disabilities. This program benefits the public, as well as the Ambassadors.

Brian Rohde, ComEd Energy Force Ambassador for…

“Missing You Always”

06/29/20 - Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Adrian is a No Boundaries participant who often writes the blog series “Ask Adrian Anything” for JJ’s List. In lieu of sharing his experiences of living and working independently in the community this month, Adrian has offered to share one of the lovely poems he has…