Affiliate News

(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. READ MORE…

(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. READ MORE…

(March 31, 2008) - BLN Employers Diversify Their Workforces to Include People With Disabilities
Florida’s local Business Leadership Network members are opening their doors to employees with disabilities, according to the 2007-08 Pre and Post BLN Member Survey. Between 2006 and 2007, the percent of respondents saying that as a result of their “BLN involvement” they hired, mentored or provided internships to workers with disabilities rose from 46 to 62 percent, a 16 percent increase. Of the 631 employer members in the 10 local BLNs working with Wilson Resources, Inc. (WRI), 138 responded to the BLN survey, a response rate of 22 percent. For more information, see the attached news release and full report. PRESS RELEASE(PDF) | FULL REPORT(PDF).

(March 1, 2008) Employers: Looking for great employees who think outside the box?
The OBLN and the Oregon Business Plan are co-sponsors of Look At My Ability, a new 2 minute video on the largely under-tapped skilled labor pool of Oregonians with disabilities. The video addresses the work ethic and skills represented by this labor pool. The video was produced with a grant from the Oregon Department of Human Services by Morgali Films. VIDEO.

(January 20, 2008) – Tampa Bay Metro Business Leadership Network- How it helps you!
Bob Haber and JoJo Ruby-white talks about Tampa Bay Metro Business Leadership Network and how they educate employers about people with disabilities. VIDEO.