Northrop Grumman Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Company joins American Airlines, Comcast/NBCUniversal, CVS Health, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and New Editions Consulting, Inc. to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that […]

GSK Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Company joins American Airlines, Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Health, and New Editions Consulting, Inc. to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that […]

American Airlines Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Company Joins Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Caremark, and New Editions Consulting, Inc. to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC (August 28, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that American Airlines […]

Disability Equality Index adds CVS Caremark as Founding Partner

Company Joins Comcast / NBCUniversal and New Editions Consulting, Inc. to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities Washington, DC (July 31, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are pleased to announce that CVS Caremark, the nation’s […]

Registration Now Open for Disability Equality Index Survey

WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are excited to announce the opening of the registration process for the first Annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking […]

USBLN Strategic Partnerships Advancing Disability Inclusion in Business on the 24th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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 […]

USBLN® and National Council on Independent Living Formalize Strategic Alliance

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. […]

Comcast and NBCUniversal Help Launch Disability Equality Index

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 […]

Disability Equality Index Survey Unveiled in Preparation for October 2014 Launch!

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 […]

The State of Rhode Island, Walgreens and the USBLN to Host the New England Workplace Inclusion and Equality Summit: People with Disabilities Reaching Competitive Employment

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, […]