WASHINGTON, DC (July 25, 2014) – As we celebrate the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is excited about the many recent productive partnerships that have been forged resulting in cutting edge events and initiatives to fulfill the promise of the ADA of full inclusion of […]

WASHINGTON, DC (July 15, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) Executive Director Jill Houghton and National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Executive Director Kelly Buckland have signed a strategic alliance agreement to formalize their mutual collaboration to drive disability inclusion awareness and to advance, improve and expand employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. […]

WASHINGTON, DC (July 1, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that Comcast and NBCUniversal joined as the Founding Technology Partner of the USBLN and AAPD’s new Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM), an online tool that offers businesses the opportunity to […]

The USBLN and AAPD are excited to announce the unveil of the first Annual Disability Equality Index (DEI)! Created by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the opportunity to receive an objective score, on a scale […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I., (June 24, 2014) – The state of Rhode Island, Walgreens and the US Business Leadership Network®(USBLN®), will host the “New England Workplace Inclusion and Equality Summit: People with Disabilities Reaching Competitive Employment,” to help streamline the recruitment and hiring of employees with disabilities, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 27, […]

WASHINGTON, DC (June 6, 2014) – Following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Bond v. United States on Monday, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the below statement. The Bond v. United States case dealt with a federal statute challenge of the Chemical Weapons […]

WASHINGTON, DC (June 2, 2014) – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Bond v. United States. The unanimous judgment supports what disability advocates and legal scholars had long contended: that the Bond case is not an obstacle to ratifying the Disability Treaty. The coalition of American businesses alongside […]

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) are excited to announce the public release of the first Annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the opportunity to receive an objective […]

DOCOrder Adds Business Owners with Disabilities to Delaware’s Supplier Diversity Efforts WASHINGTON, DC (May 5, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) applauds the recent announcement of Executive Order 44, signed by Delaware Governor Jack Markell adding Business Owners with Disabilities and small businesses to Delaware’s Supplier Diversity efforts. [DOC | PDF]

The USBLN® engages with college students and recent graduates with disabilities through its Student Advisory Council (SAC) and the Career Link Mentoring Program, which is funded through grants from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation and the Walmart Foundation. We are thrilled to share the following updates from these futures leaders: Nate Finch, SAC Alumnus & […]