As part of National Disability Employment Awareness month, the Disability Awareness Players  took a Disability Awareness Training to future business leaders and hiring managers at the Lincoln Elementary School in Highland Park, IL. The students were very engaged, and seemed to enjoy the experience.  “I will remember all of it…

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ComEd is talking the talk and walking the walk of disability awareness.  Not only does the company run the cool Energy Force program, last week they hosted the Disability Awareness Players at their Oakbrook Terrace headquarters for a Disability Awareness Training.  The participants were very…

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Last Thursday we did a Hop on the Bus Workshop with the Glenbrook South Transition High School. The students and teacher were very engaged. The students seem to know a lot of questions we asked. There were 10 students and 5 staff members in the…

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As many of you know, one of the goals of jjslist.com is to encourage businesses  such as Adler University, Barrington Public Library, Baxter Healthcare, and Brookfield Zoo to become more disability friendly, both towards their customers and employees. And now, we’ve made it even easier…

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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…

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On Friday 9/16, several of our Disability Awareness Players led not one, but TWO more organizations in Disability Awareness Training sessions! Thank you to our friends at Search, Inc. and Glenside Library for participating in our program!

Do you know or represent a business or organization…

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Service with a smile is taken literally when service dogs come into play or work.  Since dogs are man’s and woman’s best friend, you can’t go wrong choosing them.  When I was given this topic, I remembered my good friend Kate Dolan has Oscar, a…

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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…

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School started this week for many of you, and now is the perfect time for students and teachers to become disability aware. We at JJsList.com collaborated with Chicago Public Schools and Karl Productions to create a short video titled Disability Awareness: Students with Disabilities Teach Educators,  in…

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