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Frequently Asked Questions about ADA Paratransit Service

06/06/19 - Accessibility in Public, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, Pace Bus, Tools and aids, Transportation, Veterans, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

The Role of Your Driver

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

As an outreach professional for Pace Bus, I am often asked about the role of our ADA paratransit drivers. I have found that not all riders have an accurate idea of exactly…

Promoting Self-Advocacy Through Reviews for Change Workshop

05/29/19 - Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Social Enterprise, Tools and aids, Using jjslist.com - 0 Comments

Workshop facilitator, Sarah Armour, assisting Ignite’s Erich

JJslist.com offers FREE Reviews for Change Workshops to agencies and organizations interested in teaching clients with disabilities a new way to self-advocate.

Reviews for Change Workshops, lead by Sarah Armour, Business Assistant at JJslist.com, teach individuals with disabilities how…

Q&A with Search’s Community Employment Team

05/24/19 - Disability Employment and Housing, Education, Employment First Act, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

At JJslist.com and No Boundaries, we interface with the Search Career Services team quite a bit. We love what they have done for many of our participants and wanted to share their story with our readers. Below is a Q&A with our small, but mighty,…

Relocation Tips for People with Disabilities

05/06/19 - Accessibility in Public, Disability Employment and Housing, Guest Blogger, Tools and aids, Wheelchair Users - 2 Comments

By Emily Love, Guest Blogger

Moving is a physical and mental challenge for everyone. Sorting through and packing up your possessions, saying goodbye to friends and family, and searching for the right moving company takes a lot of time and energy. But for people living with…

Who’s Who at No Boundaries

04/29/19 - Ask Adrian, Disability Awareness Players, Disability Employment and Housing, Education, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Social Enterprise - 0 Comments

EXTRA, Extra, read all about it! We have No Boundaries – and we’re going to shout it!

Courtesy of www.socialnorms.org

Here at No Boundaries we help people with disabilities gain more independence by preparing for employment. Our motto, “train for work, train for life,” means the skills…

No Boundaries Visits the Visual Comfort Group Warehouse

04/22/19 - Disability Employment and Housing, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Search, Inc., Social Enterprise - 0 Comments

No Boundaries Participants Matt R and Abby S with Visual Comfort President Joe Higgins

Our No Boundaries team visited and toured the Visual Comfort Group Warehouse in Skokie in February. The Warehouse Manager, Scott Christman, gave us a tour of their warehouse and the President, Joe…

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 - 3 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…

Search Squad Medals in Special Olympics Basketball!

03/24/19 - Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Search, Inc. - 1 Comment

College basketball’s famed March basketball tournament isn’t the only game in town. We had a little March Madness of our own at Search Inc.

Curtis showing off his Good Sportsmanship Award

The “Search Squad” Special Olympics basketball team, lead by coaches Danni, Sharon, and Mary Ann, traveled down…

Celebrate Inclusion on May 2nd!

03/19/19 - Events, Search, Inc. - 0 Comments

Please join us on Thursday, May 2nd for SEARCH TRAILBLAZERS 2019: Celebrating Community Connections at Rockwell on the River in Chicago! This exciting evening will celebrate Search, Inc.’s efforts to further the inclusion of people with disabilities in the community and will honor our champions…

FAQs About Illinois ABLE Accounts

03/14/19 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment First Act, Guest Blogger, Tools and aids - 1 Comment

By JJ Hanley, Director, IL ABLE

Since the “Achieving a Better Life Experience” ABLE program launched in Illinois two years ago, people with disabilities have saved more than $4.5 million in their Illinois ABLE accounts for disability-related expenses.

With ABLE accounts, individuals with disabilities and their families…