Visibility Arts to Showcase Artists with Disabilities at Wine Walk
Work In Progress By Leah Toast to a great cause! On September 18, 2014, Visibility Arts will host “The Path to Independence: Finding Your Voice,” an art show featuring artists with intellectual and...
View ArticleEvanston Gets Ready to Mash it Up
Courtesy of Evanston MashUp We are participating in this year’s MashUp, a community event, coordinated by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. Meet business leaders, artists, musicians, community leaders...
View ArticleEvanston MashUp Embraces Disability Awareness Players
Photo Courtesy of Evanston Photographic Studios, Inc. On Tuesday, September 16, 22014, we at jjslist.com co-hosted Evanston MashUp, a get-together held at Northwestern University. The event, hosted by...
View ArticleEvanston Charity Wine Walk & Visibility Arts Show A Success
Photo Courtesy of Kerramel Studios, Leah at Visibility Arts Show Hundreds stood in line, September 18, 2014, during the Chicago/Dempster Charity Wine Walk in Evanston to show their support for people...
View ArticleWine Walk Raises Almost $6,000, $3,000 for No Boundaries!
Chicago/Dempster Merchants Association and JJ Hanley The Chicago/Dempster Charity Wine Walk in Evanston was a rousing success! We are humbled by the support of our Chicago/Dempster community, the...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Disability-Aware Videos of 2014!
The end of 2014 is upon us! In celebration, we would like to share with you our favorite disability-aware videos from 2014! 1. “Duracell: Trust Your Power – NFL’s Derrick Coleman (Extended Cut) This...
View ArticleAudio Described Performances Now Available At Bumppo
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company believes, as many Chicago theatres do, that the arts have a responsibility to reflect and explore the interests and concerns of the communities to which we belong. While we...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To the LGBT Community From JJsList.com
Dearest LGBT Community, The people working towards disability awareness at JJsList.com would like to show solidarity with the people working towards LGBT rights in response to the momentous #SCOTUS...
View ArticleJJsList.com and Search, Inc. March In Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade
On an overcast Saturday morning that was being praised for not being 95 degrees and humid, a rowdy band of JJsList.com and Search, Inc. staffers, friends, and Disability Awareness Players gathered at...
View ArticleThe Thought Process Of A Deaf Man Going To The Movies
My wife and I have just moved to the suburbs and, predictably, we’re feeling verklempt about moving out of the city. Besides needing to find new hobbies, we’re seeking out our local watering spots and...
View ArticleThe Disability Awareness Players Are On A Roll
During this Summer of 2015, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players have been on an exciting roll of trainings. Thanks to a grant from the Reva and David Logan Foundation and the ADA25 Chicago...
View ArticleSynthesis: Weave – An Interview With Deane Saunders-Stowe
Do not underestimate yourself. It sounds like something someone would say if they didn’t know what to say but Science Fiction author Deane Saunders-Stowe from Gloucestershire has woven an ensorcelling...
View ArticleAmerican Sign Language and Audio Description At Shedd Aquarium Performances
This holiday season, there will be an audio describer and an American Sign Language interpreter available during four of our A Holiday One World aquatic shows. Show times: The audio description and ASL...
View ArticleNo Boundaries Participants Meet President Bill Clinton!
For Captions – select the “cc” button and then select “English”. At No Boundaries, we have daily modules that are geared towards several themes: Independence Communications Self-Organization Self...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Adaptive Sports Association is Recruiting Now For the Chicago...
Want to run in the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon while also making a difference in the lives of individuals with physical disabilities? GLASA has entries! Guarantee your spot as a charity...
View ArticleDisability Awareness Training at Skokie School!
On April 8th, 2016, the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players did a Disability Awareness Training for the 5th and 6th graders at the Skokie School in the New Trier Township school district 36....
View ArticleJJsList.com Disability Awareness Player Exclusive Album Release!
Tim Finnegan has a long and storied history with the JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players. He was first a participant in the Search, Inc. No Boundaries program and shortly thereafter became a...
View ArticleDisability Awareness Training at Toad & Co. in Santa Barbara
The JJsList.com Disability Awareness Players are always seeking ways to break through barriers and push our own expectations further than ever! On Monday, May 16th, we went even further! Toad...
View ArticleDisability in Disney Part 2
I believe it’s important for individuals with disabilities to be represented in the media, especially in films, and a few months ago, I wrote about how Disney portrays individuals with disabilities in...
View ArticleAsk Adrian Anything
Adrian Drower Welcome back to “Ask Adrian Anything!” This is intended to give our readers an opportunity to communicate directly with one of the No Boundaries participants, Adrian, about his...
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