Transportation

Ask Adrian: All About Travel

04/01/19 - Accessibility in Public, Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Transportation - 0 Comments

Welcome back to another installment of “Ask Adrian Anything.” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with one of our No Boundaries participants, Adrian, about his experiences in the workplace, living independently and out in the community. Recently people asked…

Hop on the Bus to Independence!

02/27/19 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Hop on the Bus to Independence, JJ's List Fun, Pace Bus, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Transportation, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

JJsList.com is excited to continue working together with Pace Suburban Bus in 2019 to offer Hop on the Bus to Independence Workshops! These FREE workshops help people with disabilities build skills to take public transportation. The Hop Team is already busy scheduling these fun and…

Ride Public Transportation with Confidence (Part 2)

12/17/18 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, Pace Bus, Tools and aids, Transportation, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Ed Madden, Coordinator for Public Outreach for Pace Suburban Bus

In my last blog, I talked about JJ’s List and Pace Bus’ “Hop on the Bus to Independence” workshop and how it helps build your confidence in riding public transit. To expand on this, I…

Oh The Places They’ll Go (Using Public Transportation)!

11/12/18 - Accessibility in Public, Education, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Pace Bus, Transportation, Wheelchair Users - 1 Comment

GSB Work Study and Independent Living Classes

Since 2012 JJ’s List and Pace Suburban Bus have been working together to train students and adults with disabilities about fixed route bus transportation. Our workshops are called “Hop on the Bus to Independence” and they are fun, interactive…

Ride Public Transportation with Confidence

06/20/18 - Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Pace Bus, Transportation, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Ed Madden, Coordinator for Public Outreach, Pace Suburban Bus

We are all aware of the necessities of life: air, water, food, sports. I’m joking about the sports, of course, but I think that we should add transportation to this list as well.

Experiential Learning with Bridget…

How To Plan A Wheelchair Accessible Road Trip

05/25/18 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Disability-Aware Service, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Transportation - 0 Comments

By Sam Casteris, Accessibility Advocate

Sam Casteris and mom on the road to LA

While public transportation is a great option for travel when you’re venturing out into the city or are travelling by train, there aren’t too many long distance public transportation options out West. In…

Celebrating 25 Years of Work

05/22/18 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Transportation - 0 Comments

By Sheila Hebein, Parent & Advocate

Chris at work at Evanston Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston

On April 26, 2018, my son Chris celebrated his 25th Anniversary working as a Mail Clerk at Rotary International’s World Headquarters in Evanston, IL. He has been working there since high…

Q and A with Quincy: Learning to Ride the Bus Independently

04/18/18 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Tools and aids, Transportation - 1 Comment

Quincy, Lincoln Park High School student

JJ’s List recently interviewed Lincoln Park High School student Quincy Bane about how she learned to use public transportation. Quincy learned how to use the bus with the help of her Travel Trainer, Kyle. Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Travel Training…

Route to Independence: How My Daughter Learned to Take the CTA in Chicago

03/28/18 - Down Syndrome, Education, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, Inspiring People, Transportation, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Cheryl Bane, Parent

Last month I got a call telling me that my 20-year-old daughter, Quincy, was going to begin Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Travel Training Program. Gulp. The thought of Quincy taking the city bus completely on her own made me nervous because Quincy…

4 Tips on Living Alone with a Disability in Chicago

01/19/18 - Disability Employment and Housing, Guest Blogger, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Tools and aids, Transportation - 0 Comments

A Guest Blog by Adrian Drower

Adrian at His Job at The Fine Line

As Frank Sinatra once sang, “This is My Kind of Town.” Though I was born in Illinois, Northbrook was my kind of town for a while. Now I agree with Frank Sinatra, Chicago is…