WASHINGTON, DC (February 17, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) is pleased to announce the appointment of David L. Casey, VP, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health; Regina Edwards, Senior Vice President, Corporate Supplier Diversity, Wells Fargo & Company; and David L. Gonzales, Global Chief Diversity Officer, Merck & Co. to […]

The USBLN, Walgreens, Rhode Island College and the State of Rhode Island invited business leaders, federal contractors, individuals with disabilities and their guests, government delegates, provider representatives, and community partners from across nine states- Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont- to attend the “New England Workplace Inclusion […]

WASHINGTON, DC (February 11, 2015) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced the appointment of five member companies to its Corporate Advisory Board (CAB). The USBLN Board of Directors at its December and January meetings approved inQUEST Consulting, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG LLP, Manpower and Walmart for two-year terms on the CAB. Representing inQUEST […]

WASHINGTON, DC (February 9, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network®‘s (USBLN®‘s) Disability Supplier Diversity Program® (DSDP) has made steady and continuous progress in supporting inclusion of disability and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses in supply chains with the help of the original 15 founding partners. Since 2010, the DSDP has enjoyed the added support of corporations […]

The national unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 11.2 percent – double the jobless rate for the general population, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Recognizing that disparity, Starbucks is launching an on-the-job training program for people with cognitive and physical disabilities at its Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center. The plant […]

Marriott Foundation’s job-placement program has helped 20,000 young people over 25 years… Despite the ballyhooed recovery in the U.S. economy, job growth remains stagnant. It is hard enough for a grownup to find employment these days, but it is even more difficult for teenagers and nearly impossible for teens with developmental disabilities. Read the full […]

WASHINGTON, DC (January 20, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) announced today that it received a two-year national grant from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation to support its vision of empowering youth with disabilities to lead productive lives through increased employment. [DOC | PDF]

Washington, DC (December 15, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network®(USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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 […]

Washington, DC (November 25, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that health insurer Highmark Inc. 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 […]

Featuring Rhonda Bingel, Office Manager of Legal Support, Verizon interviewed by Prasanthi Pavuluri, Communications, Verizon “I’m an employee who contributes to the company’s success. Verizon doesn’t look at me as a person in a wheelchair,” says Rhonda Bingel, office manager of legal support. National Disability Employment Awareness was recently observed. This year’s theme – Expect. […]