USBLN Members Honor Veterans with Disabilities on Veterans' Day 2014 by Advancing Employment Opportunities

WASHINGTON, DC (November 11, 2014) – As the country honors all who served on this Veterans Day, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) thanks their member companies for their commitment to fully including veterans with disabilities in the workforce. [DOC | PDF]

Walmart Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Washington, DC (November 10, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that Walmart joined as a Founding Partner of the USBLN and AAPD’s new Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM), an online tool that offers businesses the opportunity to objectively measure their […]

Raytheon Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Company joins American Airlines, Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Health, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, New Editions Consulting, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, and WellPoint to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities Washington, DC (November 4, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with […]

USBLN Member Starbucks: Discovering Strengths and Embracing Abilities – My Peaberry Story

By Jessica Rafuse, Starbucks Manager EO Initiatives A Peaberry is an agricultural defect in a coffee cherry. In 5 to 10 percent of all coffee cherries, only one, more rounded bean develops, rather than two beans side-by-side. The Peaberry was historically discarded by some coffee roasters. The Peaberry was even viewed as damaged, flawed and […]

USBLN Announces New Appointment of Marriott International to its Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, DC (October 22, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is pleased to announce the appointment of Apoorva N. Gandhi, Vice President, Multicultural Affairs, Marriott International, Inc., to their Board of Directors. [DOC | PDF]

Lockheed Martin Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Company joins American Airlines, Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Health, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, New Editions Consulting, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, and WellPoint to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities Washington, DC (October 21, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities […]

The USBLN® Applauds American Businesses for Appealing to the United States Senate to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

American businesses large and small signed onto a USBLN® letter in support of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which is an international disability treaty that was inspired by U.S. leadership in recognizing the rights of people with disabilities. The CRPD is a vital framework for creating legislation […]

Attention Fortune 1000 Companies! Register by October 24, 2014 to Participate in the 1st Annual Disability Equality Index (DEI)!

Washington, DC (October 7, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are excited to announce the launch of the first annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the […]

Attention Fortune 1000 Companies! Register by October 24, 2014 to Participate in the 1st Annual Disability Equality Index (DEI)!

Washington, DC (October 7, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are excited to announce the launch of the first annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the […]

USBLN Announces 2014 Annual Leadership Award Winners

WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced the winners of its 2014 Annual Leadership Awards, which were presented to the recipients on October 1st at the Leadership Awards Dinner during the 2014 USBLN 17th Annual National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo held in Orlando, Florida. [DOC | PDF]