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Two Visibility Artists Showing in the Visible Invisible Art Exhibition in Evanston

01/31/22 - disability awareness, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Mentorship, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

Evanston community leaders, Indira Freitas Johnson, Fran Joy, and Lisa Degliantoni, are curating Visibly Invisible, an art exhibition that highlights the violence that many in our community deal with on a day-to-day basis. The exhibit runs from February 4th to March 14th at Evanston’s Noyes…

Self-Advocates University – a New Self-Advocacy Initiative

01/28/22 - Education, Guest Blogger, Independence, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Jennifer Gledhill, Community Inclusion Coordinator, Search Inc.

Courtesy of pixabay.com

Back in 2016, Search, Inc. (Search) adopted the principles of the Council on Quality Leadership (CQL), an accreditation body that uses several principles to guide agencies like ours further towards person-centered services. CQL put into words…

Grateful for the Partnership Between Search and Oak Point University

01/27/22 - Education, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Search, Inc., Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Jackie Rovner, Division Director of Clinical Services, Search Inc.

Oak Point University Nursing Students

Search staff and individuals are incredibly grateful for the partnership we have established with Oak Point University! Nursing students from the university participate in a six-week, hands-on, clinical rotation at our Adult Learning…

End of Year Musings by the Disability Awareness Players

12/17/21 - Disability Awareness Players, Disability Awareness Training, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Person-First Language, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Disability Awareness Players Michaela M, Billy C, Sarah A, Sarah ST, Bring R, and Henry

The end of the year is a time of reflection, so we asked the Disability Awareness Players a question for reflection. Below are some of their thoughts.

“What was your favorite thing…

To Date or Not To Date, That is the Question

12/16/21 - Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Education, Good Web Finds, Independence, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Tips for Being Safe on the first date: the fourth and final installment in a series

By Adrian Drower, Ask Adrian Blogger and No Boundaries participant

All good things must come to an end, and it is now time I take my leave. So here is the…

“A Snowy Day”

12/15/21 - Ask Adrian, Down Syndrome, Good Web Finds, Independence, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, No Boundaries, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

“A Snowy Day”

by Adrian Drower

I just got to the Brown Line,
Soft, white snow is falling down.
The first snow of the season,
This snow is so beautiful.

I make it safely to work,
In a few minutes, I start.
As I get busy at work,
outside the snow keeps falling.

When my…

NDEAM 2021: Spotlight on Bridget Brown and Pace Suburban Bus

By Bridget Brown, Self-Advocate

My name is Bridget and I am a self-advocate who works on behalf of Pace Suburban Bus.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and it is a perfect time to talk about how taking the bus and transportation is the key…

Paving The Way By Bringing Customized Employment Training To Illinois

10/27/21 - Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Employment, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Independence, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By Dennis Deany, Program Specialist, ICDD

Since October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD or the Council) would like to share that during 2020 we have partnered with Marc Gold & Associates to bring a project to Illinois…

A Reflection on NDEAM: Working lets me…

10/21/21 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, Business News, disability awareness, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability-Aware Businesses, Employment, Good Web Finds, Independence, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

National Disability Awareness Month (NDEAM) is held every October to celebrate the important contributions that people with disabilities have made to workplaces and to the economy in general. This year, NDEAM’s theme is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.” We are proud that so many of…

Losing Season, Winning Team

10/07/21 - disability awareness, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Down Syndrome, Employment, Employment, Good Web Finds, Inspiring People, JJ's List Fun, jjslist.com, Mentorship, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Tricia Luzadder, Manager, JJ’s List

Anna at the gate at Gallagher Way

Like many, if not most, Chicago Cubs fans, I was disappointed with the way the 2021 season went for the Northsiders. However, as a disability advocate and parent of a young woman with Down…