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Greetings and Welcome to the US Business Leadership Network!
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is the national business
organization currently representing 53 BLN affiliates in 31 states including
the District of Columbia and more than 5,000 employers using a “business
to business” strategy to promote the business imperative of including
people with disabilities in the workforce.
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USBLN to Host Webinar on Disability Inclusion
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) will host a webinar on Thursday,
November 20, 2008 at 11:00 am (EST): "Disability Inclusion - A Champion
for Change". Beth Butler, Vice Chair of the USBLN® and the Disability
and Accommodation Consultant for Wachovia Corporation will share
her insights on cultivating an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities.
Through collaborative partnerships with both internal and external partners,
the disability work stretches beyond the Office of Diversity, positively
impacting eCommerce, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Employee Relations
and Corporate Real Estate. Registration is $50 for USBLN members and $100
for non-members. This webinar is limited to 50 slots and they will be filled
on a first-come, first-serve basis only.
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USBLN Announces 2008 Exceptional Leadership Award Winners
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced the winners
of its 2008 Exceptional Leadership Awards. The awards, which were presented
during the USBLN® 2008 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, recognized
leaders in three categories - including Partner of the Year, Affiliate of
the Year and Employer of the Year.
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US Business Leadership Network Tapped by Labor’s Office of Disability
Employment Policy for Strategic Alliance to Promote Employment of Americans
with Disabilities
 WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2008)
– The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced that
it entered into a Strategic Alliance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to promote employment of people
with disabilities nationwide. The USBLN® is only the third organization
to receive this prestigious honor, along side the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM) and CVS/Caremark.
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Exceptional Leadership Awards Nominations NOW OPEN
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is pleased to announce the
opening of the nomination process for its annual Exceptional Leadership Awards.
These awards help us to further our mission of sharing best disability employment
practices. Categories are Chapter of the Year, Employer of the Year
and Partner of the Year. These awards will be announced at the USBLN
Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on October 5-8, 2008. Please visit
www.usbln.org to submit
a nomination!
Roadmaps For Enhancing Employment of Persons With Disabilities Through
Accessible Technology
The USBLN and ATIA Release Final Report on “Roadmaps to Enhancing Employment
of Persons with Disabilities Through Accessible Technology”
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America's Heroes at Work
WASHINGTON – America’s Heroes at Work, a joint initiative of the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), was launched
today at the National Press Club by ODEP Assistant Secretary, Neil Romano,
and VETS Assistant Secretary Chick Ciccolella. Located at
www.AmericasHeroesAtWork.gov,
the site features common employer questions, success stories, downloadable
fact sheets and practical information on implementing simple workplace supports
to help those with TBI and PTSD achieve workplace success.
‘America’s People, America’s Talent... America’s
Strength!’ is 2008 National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced
that "America's People, America's Talent... America's Strength!" will be
the official 2008 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month,
which is observed in October nationwide. The 2008 theme captures the
accomplishments highlighted in the 2007 progress report on President Bush's
New Freedom Initiative for people with disabilities.
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(September 2, 2008) - Integrated Disability Management: A Critical Workforce
Strategy
The Rhode Island BLN will host an upcoming training with Maria Henderson,
Health and Productivity Consulting HDM-Solutions, Inc. The training will
be held onFriday, September 26th from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Warwick, RI. HRCI Credits Pending. For more information, please contact
Vicki Ferrara at VFerrara@ric.edu.
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(April 16, 2008) - Local Businesses Form a Network Focused on Disabilities
to get a Competitive Edge
To help businesses tap into this underutilized talent pool, 10 business
representatives from Binghamton, Syracuse, Ithaca, Rochester and Buffalo
as well as staff from Cornell and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce,
met at the ILR Conference Center on April 2 to inaugurate the Business Leadership
Network (BLN) of CNY. This new chapter of the U.S. Business Leadership Network
is co-chaired by Lynette Chappell-Williams, director of Cornell's Office
of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality and Tony Ruiz-Quintanilla,
director of the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
of Cornell's Employment and Disability Institute in the ILR School.
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