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US Business Leadership Network Applauds First Lady Michelle Obama’s "Call to Service"

WASHINGTON, DC (June 24, 2009) - The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today applauded First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Call to Service” to promote volunteerism and community service, which she delivered yesterday while speaking in California. The First Lady’s speech kicked-off the Corporation for National & Community Service’s (CNCS) “Service Initiative” designed to bolster civic engagement nationwide. (DOC | PDF)

Campaign for Disability Employment Announces Online Video Contest; Collaborative of Leading Disability Groups Seeks Creative Online Video Spots to Help Improve the Disability Employment Landscape

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2009 - Today, the Campaign for Disability Employment, a newly-formed collaborative of leading disability organizations, announced that it is launching an online video contest to promote the talent and skills that people with disabilities bring to America's workforce and economy. The top videos will play a key role in the campaign's late summer launch and will be featured on its Web site. The overall contest winner will receive a prize worth $1,500.  (DOC | PDF)

IEEE International Conference to Feature US Business Leadership Network

WASHINGTON, DC (April 8, 2009) - The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced that John D. Kemp, Executive Director & General Counsel, will be a featured keynote speaker during the IEEE International Conference. Organized in partnership with IBM, "Accessing the Future: A Global Collaborative Exploration for Accessibility in the Next Decade," will take place on July 20-21 at the Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. It will bring together leaders from government, academia, industry and advocacy groups to define key accessibility standards and future technology roadmaps to build a smarter, more accessible world.  READ MORE…(PDF | DOC)

US Business Leadership Network Forges Partnership with Abilicorp; New Disability Focused Employment Initiative to Target Qualified Workers with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, DC (April 8, 2009) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced a new partnership with Abilicorp to target workers with disabilities seeking employment. The partnership is the latest in a series of steps taken by the USBLN® to provide the necessary tools for its national business-to-business network to recruit, hire, retain and promote qualified workers with disabilities. READ MORE…(PDF | DOC)

US Business Leadership Network Announces 2009 Board of Directors; New Board includes Representatives from Hewlett-Packard, Manpower, Qualcomm, and Sam’s Club

WASHINGTON, DC (February 23, 2009) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced that it has named its Board of Directors for 2009-2010. New representation on the USBLN® Board of Directors includes Martha Artiles, Chief Diversity Officer for Manpower Inc, Michelle Maybaum, Director, Employee Relations for Qualcomm, Inc., Michael Takemura, Director of Hewlett-Packard’s Accessibility & Aging Program Office, and Scott Williams, Vice President of E-Commerce for Sam’s Club. The USBLN® leadership now spans from the service industry to retail, the financial industry to technology, the telecommunications industry to health care, and the hospitality industry to employment services. READ MORE...

US Business Leadership Network, GettingHired.com Announce Partnership to further Promote Recruiting of Qualified Job Seekers with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2009) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®), together with GettingHired.com, today announced a partnership aimed at further promoting the recruitment and hiring of qualified job-seekers with disabilities. The partnership is designed to build upon the strengths of the USBLN®’s national business-to-business network and GettingHired.com’s innovative internet-based portal. READ MORE...

US Business Leadership Network Among 22 Non-Profit Organizations CyberAlert Awards Annual PR Grants

WASHINGTON, DC (January 27, 2009) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today announced that it was among 22 non-profit organizations to receive the “2009 Public Relations (PR) Grants” awarded by CyberAlert, Inc., a worldwide media monitoring, press clipping and TV news monitoring service. Each grant is for one free year of online news monitoring service using CyberAlert 4.0, which monitors 35,000+ online news sources worldwide in 25+ languages, and CyberAlert TV, which monitors all network and local news programs on local TV stations in the Top 100 U.S. markets. READ MORE…

US Business Leadership Network Commends President Obama's Disability Agenda

WASHINGTON, DC (January 21, 2009) - The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) today commended the disability agenda released by President Barack Obama.

"As the only national business organization promoting the inclusion of Americans with disabilities in the workforce and marketplace, the USBLN® stands ready to work with President Obama to implement his disability agenda," said John D. Kemp, Executive Director & General Counsel of the USBLN®. "Whether it is embracing the U.N. Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, or fully integrating people with disabilities into their communities here at home, President Obama?s support is essential to fulfilling the promise that all men and womn are created equal." READ MORE...

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