Advocating for Disability Inclusion in Elections
By Brian Rohde, Self-Advocate Stacey Abrams, Courtesy of kpbs.org ADA 25 Advancing Leadership is the host of the Disability Power Series, in-depth group discussions with influential people that empower...
View ArticleTripCheck on Paratransit
By Ed Madden, Coordinator for Public Outreach, Pace Suburban Bus Pace is always looking for ways to help our riders get from place to place – and stay in the know! What is TripCheck? TripCheck is a...
View ArticleSearch Announces Launch of NeurodiVERSED: A Neurodiversity Awareness Initiative
Search is excited to announce the launch of NeurodiVERSED, a new self-advocate driven awareness initiative. NeurodiVERSED, an Evanston Cultural Grant Fund project, was born from the need to create a...
View ArticleFinding My Purpose
By Ashley Alcantar, Guest Blogger I thought I was going to be at a completely different stage in my life career-wise than where I am presently, and it is frustrating. It is frustrating because I’m...
View ArticleLosing Season, Winning Team
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...
View ArticleNDEAM 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...
View ArticleTwo Visibility Artists Showing in the Visible Invisible Art Exhibition in...
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...
View ArticleEmbracing Disability in the Workplace: Tips to Make Your Workplace...
By Diane Royanto, Guest Blogger Did you know that more than one billion people live with some form of disability? That’s a lot of potential employees! Unfortunately, many businesses have yet to embrace...
View ArticleWhat Disability Pride Means to Us
July is Disability Pride Month, a time for people with disabilities to celebrate their disabilities as integral parts of who they are; raise awareness; promote inclusion and belonging; to lift up the...
View ArticleKaty W – Employee of the Month Blog
JJ’s List and Search Inc are so proud of Katy W for reaching her personal goal for 2022 and for being named Employee-of-the-Month! Katy W Sarah, Katy’s Job Coach, shared, “From the time of her...
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