ART  FORGING  AUTONOMY  WELCOMES  YOU !

Do  you  feel  called  to  express  your  ideas  and  interests ?

Join  us  every  Friday  from 2:OO to 4:OOpm .

We  are  a  group  with  disabilities  who  enjoy  the  process  of  finding  new  ways  to  communicate  our  experiences .                        We  would  like  you  to  attend  our  group  at  7521  Madison  Street  in  Forest  Park  at  Progress  Center  for  Independent  Living.

Our  goal  is  to  be  a  place  which  supports  people  with  disabilities, where  you  can  share  with  others  and  be  empowered, inspired,  and  FREE  through  countless  fun  ways of  forging  autonomy  with  art .

CALL  (7O8) 2O9 – 15OO  TO  LEARN  MORE  TODAY  !!!  

 

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Live Captioner opportunity at UIC

UIC’s Disability Resource Center is seeking a Live Captioner.
The CART Live Captioner provides captioning services for students, staff, faculty, and the community. The CART Live Captioner provides real-time (live), word-for-word captions for live events, classes, discussions, and seminars. They provide access to live captioning services for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, those with auditory or language processing disorders, English language learners, and those who need captions to access audio content.
Here is the job announcement:
https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/17010?c=uic&sq=1037073

CART Captioner
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is one of the top five most diverse campuses in the nation and a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions in providing access to underrepresented students. UIC believes diversity is a strength that contributes to the success of our students, staff, faculty, and institutional research. As a Research 1 institution, UIC is focused on eliminating disparities in health, education, and economic opportunity. UIC remains committed to increasing access to education, employment, programs, and services for all, including maintaining an environment free from discrimination and harassment and a commitment to promoting an organizational culture and structure that honors diversity through the integration of the principles of access, equity, and inclusion.

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is seeking a staff CART Captioner. This position will be responsible for facilitating access and equity by providing accurate real-time captioning services in a variety of university settings, including classrooms across the curriculum, meetings related to co-curricular experiences like internships, and university-sponsored events. UIC’s staff CART Captioner will provide services on-site or remotely; troubleshooting and facilitating set-up for open access (projected) captions or specific online applications, as needed.

At a minimum, the qualified candidate must have three (3) years (36 months) of professional experience performing live captioning or live transcription or current live captioning certification such as Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), Certified Real-Time Reporter (CRR), Certified CART Provider (CCP), Certified Broadcast Captioner (CBC), Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), or Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR), or Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR). Qualified candidates are also required to transport equipment in a timely manner to meet the captioning assignment schedule while traveling on a large campus with varied terrain and weather conditions.

The preferred candidate will have cultural sensitivity in working with people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as well as working knowledge of disability issues. They should also be able to accept scheduling assignments that vary in content and time of day from semester to semester.

For fullest consideration, applications must be received by October 8, 2025, at uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/17010?c=uic and must include a cover letter and resume.

The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment.

Hiring Department: Disability Resource Center
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1037073
FTE: 1
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Shift: Days
# of Positions: 1
Workplace Type: Remote
Posting Close Date: October 8, 2025
Salary Range (commensurate with experience):$65,000 – $75,000 / Annual Salary

 

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Presentation: “Deaf Culture”

September is Deaf Awareness Month. JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL DAY DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY.

“Deaf Culture”
Presenters will be Carol Nemecek-Kowalski and Rhychell Barnes

PLEASE JOIN US!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
1pm -3pm

Progress Center for Independent Living
7521 Madison Street
Forest Park, IL 60130

Spaces are limited, reservation is required, please contact:
Demetra Karas (dkaras@progresscil.org) or call at 708-209-1500

**Sign Language interpreter will be provided**

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Concientización Sobre la Cultura Sorda

Concientización sobre la Cultura Sorda Folleto

ÚNETE A NOSOTROS PARA UN DÍA ESPECIAL DEDICADO A CREAR CONCIENCIA Y COMPRENSIÓN SOBRE LA COMUNIDAD SORDA Y CON PÉRDIDA AUDITIVA.

“Cultura Sorda”

Presentadoras: Carol Nemecek-Kowalski y Rhychell Barnes

Lunes, 29 de Septiembre
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Progress Center for Independent Living
7521 Madison Street
Forest Park, IL 60130

️Los espacios son limitados, se requiere reservación.
Por favor contacte a:  dkaras@progresscil.org. Avísenos si necesita alguna adecuación razonable.

Por favor, evite usar perfume o colonia.

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QPR Mental Health Training

Suicide Prevention Training

Progress Center invites you to a QPR Mental Health Training session. QPR stands for “Question, Persuade, Refer” and is an effective method of recognizing suicide warnings and preventing suicide. Anyone can take the training for free. Presented by the Kenneth Young Center at Progress Center’s Forest Park office, QPR training is highly recommended for care providers, case managers, educators, and whoever else would find it helpful. At the end of the hour of training, there will be an optional role-play opportunity, and participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Ques­tion, Per­suade, and Refer (QPR) – these are the three steps any­one can learn to help save a life from sui­cide. This train­ing will help you learn how to rec­og­nize the warn­ing signs of a sui­cide  cri­sis and how to ques­tion, per­suade, and refer some­one to help.

 

September 15 at 10:00 to 11:30 am

Progress Center for Independent Living

7521 Madison Street, Forest Park, IL

 

Email dkaras@progresscil.org or call 708-209-1500 ext.118 to let us know you’ll be attending and any accommodation requests.

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Hop On The Bus at Progress Center

The Hop o the Bus workshop is designed to help people with and without disabilities build skills to independently and safely use PACE fixed-route public transportation. The new skills learned support participants to live and work in the community.

Presented by Search, Inc. at Progress Center’s Forest Park office, Hop on the Bus to Independence is a workshop of essential information about online resources and trip planning, using Ventra to pay for fares, accessibility and safety features, and building confidence to take public transportation.

Email dkaras@progresscil.org or call 708-209-1500 ext.118 to let us know you’ll be attending and any accommodation requests.

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PACE ADA Information Session

Join us for an informational presentation on PACE Paratransit services.
PACE ADA INFORMATION SESSION
WHEN
August 21
1:00pm – 2:00pm
WHERE
Progress Center
7521 Madison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130
FEATURING a representative from both PACE and RTA
Join us for an overview of PACE ADA services, including Paratransit, RAP, and TAP. Learn which option is best for you.
Email dkaras@progresscil.org or call 708-209-1500 ext.118 to let us know you’ll be attending and any accommodation requests. A Zoom option is available.
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Action Alert! Transportation

Many of you have heard about potential changes and cuts to ADA Paratransit Services. Please go to the following links: one link is to information and a petition showing your support in our efforts to protect transportation services for people with disabilities. The other link is to PACE’s public hearing comment form where you can voice your opinion. Please take these actions by the end of the month, which is Thursday.
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Disability Pride

Thank you to all for celebrating disability pride and the anniversary of the ADA with Progress Center at the Disability Pride Parade again this year and talking with us at the festivities afterwards.

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