USBLN® Awarded a Two-Year National Grant from the Mitsubishi
Electric America Foundation
The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) has received a two-year
national grant from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF). The
foundation provides national grants focused on its vision of empowering youth
with disabilities to lead productive lives through increased employment.
The MEAF grant will support the expansion of the
Career Link Mentoring Program, a collaborative
project between the USBLN® and the Employer Assistance and Resource Network
(EARN). The Career Link Mentoring Program assists college students and recent
graduates with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, through
connections to business professionals from the USBLN®'s member companies.
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Greetings and Welcome to the US Business Leadership
Network
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is a national non-profit,
non-partisan business to business network promoting workplaces, marketplaces,
and supply chains where people with disabilities are included. The USBLN®
serves as the collective voice of over 50 Business Leadership Network affiliates
across the United States, representing over 5,000 businesses. Additionally,
the USBLN® Disability Supplier Diversity Program® (DSDP) is the nation's
leading third party certification program for disability-owned businesses,
including service-disabled veterans.
Introduction to the USBLN® Flier -
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Leading Practices on Disability
Inclusion
 The
USBLN® is pleased to release this joint booklet with the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce entitled,
“Leading Practices
on Disability Inclusion” which highlights 20 successful corporate
strategies that can be used by businesses of all sizes to create a more inclusive
workplace, marketplace, and supply chain.
Real-life examples, such as those outlined in the booklet, are important
to help businesses realize the wide range of opportunities available and
the potential for replicating success. The companies and leaders featured
in the publication provide valuable insights on the successes they have realized
through the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of their
corporate enterprises as well as in their marketing.
Leading Practices on Disability Inclusion Booklet:
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USBLN® Workplace Disability Inclusion Assessment Tool:
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(This checklist is designed to provide employers with a tool to
initiate or enhance their disability-friendly corporate
practices).
Employer Assistance & Resource Network
(EARN)
The USBLN® is a partner in a cooperative agreement awarded to Cornell
University's Employment and Disability Institute, School of Industrial and
Labor Relations to establish a National Technical Assistance Center for employers
on employment of people with disabilities. Funded by the U.S. Department
of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the purpose of
the Center is to conduct innovative research, assist ODEP in developing
demand-side policy, and share best practices with employers on the recruitment,
hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities. To link with
the National Technical Assistance Center, go to
http://www.askearn.org/index.cfm.
Monthly EARN News Bulletins
http://www.askearn.org/m-news.cfm.
USBLN® Awarded a Two-Year National Grant from the Mitsubishi
Electric America Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC (January 22, 2013) - The US Business Leadership Network®
(USBLN®) announced today that it received a two-year national grant from
the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF). The foundation provides
national grants focused on its vision of empowering youth with disabilities
to lead productive lives through increased employment.
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USBLN® and Job Accommodation Network Formalize Collaborative
Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2013) - The US Business Leadership Network®
(USBLN®) Executive Director, Jill Houghton, and Job Accommodation Network
(JAN) Co-Directors, Anne Hirsh and Lou Orslene, have signed an alliance agreement
to formalize their long standing commitment to inclusive workplace practices
that lead to improved employment for people with disabilities. JAN and the
USBLN® will continue to conduct outreach, education, and technical assistance
activities promoting the reasonable accommodation and retention of individuals
with disabilities among the USBLN®'s corporate members and affiliates.
This alliance formalizes a long standing collaboration between the USBLN®
and JAN.
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ODEP Launches Media Campaign Encouraging Youth with Disabilities
to Pursue Career Goals
WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2013) - To help millions of people recognize
what they can do to make a difference in the lives - and future careers -
of young people with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Labor's and the
US Business Leadership Network®'s strategic partner, the
Campaign for Disability Employment has released a new video
public service announcement titled "Because." The PSA features real people
with disabilities - not actors - who are pursuing and realizing their goals
and passions as a result of the support they received from everyday people
in their lives. Because nearly 1 out of 5 Americans has a disability, the
PSA is intended to replace myths and misperceptions about disability employment
with new views of what people with disabilities can do.
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Call for Speaker Presentations at the 2013 USBLN® 16th Annual
Conference & Expo
WASHINGTON, DC (December 20, 2012) - The US Business Leadership Network
(USBLN®) invites interested speakers to share their experience and expertise
with their colleagues at the 2013 USBLN® 16th Annual Conference &
Expo at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott in the exciting city of Los Angeles,
California on September 30 - October 3. Interested parties are welcomed to
submit a proposal. The deadline for proposal submission is February 22, 2013
with completed proposals to be emailed to
lori@usbln.org. More than one presentation
may be submitted for consideration; however, one form per presentation must
be completed. Please note that late proposals will not be accepted.
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USBLN® 2010 Annual Report
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is pleased to present its
2010 Annual Report. . This report is available to our corporate members,
BLN affiliates, Organizational Allies, partners and stakeholders to demonstrate
our commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace, marketplace and supply
chain. It is with great humility that the USBLN® can share with you its
many accomplishments, as well as our vision moving forward.
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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”
 The Missouri
Business Leadership Network (MOBLN) receives BLN Affiliate of the Month Award,
February 2013!
The USBLN will spotlight an Affiliate in Good Standing with the USBLN (annual
dues current, Affiliate Agreement signed, 501 C3 with liability insurance)
so that we can get to know each other better and have a broader understanding
of who our Affiliates are.
This will also be a chance to see the impact Affiliates are having on the
local level towards the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the
workplace, marketplace and supply chain.
New Jersey Business Leadership Network - Disabilities At Work
Radio
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, home of the New Jersey Business
Leadership Network, recently launched an Internet Radio Show called Disabilities
At Work Radio. Disabilities At Work Radio is seeking businesses that support
people with disabilities through philanthropy, or that go ‘beyond
compliance’ in finding and hiring qualified people with disabilities
to spotlight on its show.
Learn how your company can get involved with Disabilities At Work Internet
Radio by contacting Patty Cullinane
at 908-975-3211 or by going to
www.DisabilitiesAtWork.org.
Friend them on Facebook at
Disabilities At Work. Join their Tweem at
disabilitiesat.
US Business Leadership Network & Pennsylvania BLN: "Tuesday
Talks"
Free Calls…Valuable Networking & Education
Tuesday Talks with the PA BLN allow companies from across the
state and country to quickly learn about a valuable resource or success story
related to the employment of people with disabilities. These
free monthly phone calls are scheduled on the second Tuesday
of every month from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST.
Participants are also able to have discussions with their peers about topics
that address: ideas for accommodations; ways to improve recruitment and/or
retention; ideas for becoming a company of choice for employees and customers;
strategies for compliance; financial incentives available to businesses;
and more!
Interested parties should pre-register to gain access to these conference
calls controlled by the PA BLN.
To register, contact Stacy Kyle at 717-763-0968 ext. 115 or
stacy.kyle@blnofpa.org.
Download Tuesday Talks Schedule
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