Self-Advocacy

Q&A with ADA25 Fellow Brian

06/30/20 - ADA, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Inspiring People, Mentorship, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

Brian Rohde with 2020 Fellows

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) turns 30 at the end of July. Throughout the year there will be commemorations of progress in access and inclusion. A legacy of the 25th anniversary of the ADA is the ADA 25 Advancing Leadership….

“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…

Thumbs Up for Our DSPs

05/29/20 - Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Valy Ghiurca and Saul Reed

JJ’s List sat down – masked and socially-distanced – with two Search Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), Saul Reed and Valy Ghiurca, to learn about them and hear about their experience of living-in with residents during the stay-at-home order. Below is a…

Calling All Leaders

05/28/20 - ADA, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Courtesy ADA25 Advancing Leadership

If you are a civically impassioned leader with a visible, invisible, or acquired disability who lives in the Chicago region, then listen up: we have the perfect network for you! ADA 25 Advancing Leadership—a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that fosters power and influence…

Sharing Quarantine Survival Strategies

04/17/20 - Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Mental Illness, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

By Sarah Armour, Business Assistant, JJ’s List

Courtesy of eiu.eu

These past few weeks have been very scary for all of us. COVID-19 is so scary because you can’t see the virus. Back in December, I heard that we shouldn’t travel internationally. I thought that was crazy…

Ask Adrian Anything – About Being Quarantined

04/14/20 - Ask Adrian, Disability Employment and Housing, Down Syndrome, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 2 Comments

Welcome back to another installment of “Ask Adrian Anything.” This series gives our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with Adrian, a No Boundaries participant, about his experiences in the workplace, living independently and out in the community. In light of the stay at home order due…

Covid-19 Information from Green Mountain Self-Advocates and SARTAC

03/23/20 - Education, Guest Blogger, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Green Mountain Self-Advocates, a partner of Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center

What is COVID-19?
• It is a new illness spreading around the world.
• It’s nickname is coronavirus.

How do you get it?
• Someone with COVID-19 gives you their germs.
• When they cough or sneeze, their…

Person-First Language

03/10/20 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Self-Advocacy, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Sarah Armour, JJ’sList Business Assistant & Disability Awareness Player

The language we use often defines the way we think about things and people, including people with disabilities. When referring to people with disabilities, we at JJ’s List prefer to use something called person-first language.

What is…

Q&A with Abby S.

02/26/20 - Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Adrian D, Abby S, Matt R, and Michaela M

Last month Abby S gave a guided tour of the Search Inc’s Planet Access Company Warehouse (PAC) – where she works – to her fellow No Boundaries (NB) participants, Matt, Adrian and Michaela and NB Trainer Jenny. Through…

What Medical Evidence Does Social Security Require?

02/20/20 - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability Law, Education, Guest Blogger, Mental Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Erika Riggs, Esq., Guest Blogger

As a Social Security disability lawyer, my practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities and helping them obtain the benefits they deserve. While there are stringent eligibility requirements for obtaining these vital public benefits, the most…