Programs
[ Disability Supplier Diversity Program ] [
TOWER Initiative ] [ Annual Conference
]
[ Disability Marketing ] [ Social
Networking ]
The USBLN® offers several unique programming for its Corporate Members,
BLN Affiliates and other stakeholders interested in promoting disability
employment.
The USBLN® Disability Supplier Diversity
ProgramSM (DSDP) offers businesses
that are owned by an individual(s) with a disability, including service disabled
veterans, an exciting opportunity to increase their access to potential
contracting opportunities with major corporations, government agencies, and
one another. Through the USBLN® DSDP, your
business can obtain Disability-Owned Business Enterprise Certification and
get connected to a nationwide network of corporate and government procurement
professionals, disability advocates, and other certified disability-owned
businesses.
Certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises are incorporated into the
USBLN® Certified Supplier Database, where
procurement representatives from major corporations actively seek potential
candidate vendors for bidding opportunities. Additionally, certified
disability-owned businesses are eligible to participate in DSDP matchmaking
and educational seminars for certified businesses. To learn more about the
benefits of certification, please download the
USBLN®
DSDP Business
Opportunities Toolkit Overview.
If you have additional questions about the certification process, please
download our Frequently Asked
Questions. If you’d like to begin the application process, download
the DSDP
Certification Application,
Certification
Status Qualifiers,
Disability
Status Qualifier Supplemental Form, and
Physician’s
Certification of Disability Form.
If you are a corporate or government representative and are interested in
adding Certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises to your supply chain,
please contact the DSDP Team.
DSDP Article:
"Obtaining
Disability-Owned Business Enterprise Certification" was published in
the May/June 2010 issue of Business Law Today. This information or
any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any
means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system
without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.
The USBLN® believes the inclusion of students
and youth with disabilities in its programming is essential to assist businesses
in preparing an American workforce ready to take on tomorrow’s challenges.
The USBLN® has created the
TOWERTM Initiative to be proactive
in providing both students and youth with disabilities, as well as businesses,
the Tools on Work and Employment Readiness necessary to meet the demands
of employers. Through the
TOWERTM Initiative the
USBLN® is working with our affiliates to provide
them with the tools to work with their business partners. These tools are
designed to expand mentoring and internship opportunities for students and
youth with disabilities. The USBLN® also provides
our affiliates with resources to assist them with creating Student Advisory
Councils. This will ensure that a youth voice is present and assisting business
as they move forward with their strategic implementation of the inclusion
of people with disabilities in the workforce. We also work with our affiliates
at the national level to incorporate soft skill development in our interactions
with young people with disabilities.
Our business members span across all of the great industries of American
business. These organizations all realize that there are no limits to the
careers that people with disabilities can excel in, working hand in hand
with their non-disabled colleagues. For our business members who wish to
have a direct impact on fostering new opportunities within their companies
for students with disabilities,
TOWERTM Initiative staff are available
to provide customized consulting services.
To learn more about the
TOWERTM Initiative or to find out
how your company can receive customized solutions contact Gary Goosman, Director
of the TOWERTM Initiative, at
202-349-4259 or gary@usbln.org.
US Business Leadership Network 13th Annual Conference
& Expo |
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 Aligning Disability with the
Bottom Line: Talent, Market Share, and Supplier Diversity
September 19-22 | Chicago, IL | Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel
The 2010 USBLN® Annual Conference & Expo Aligning Disability with
the Bottom Line: Talent, Market Share, and Supplier Diversity is the
preeminent national employer-to-employer event that taps into the vast economic
potential of people with disabilities. This conference brings corporate,
government, disability-owned businesses and BLN affiliates together to create
workplaces, marketplaces, and supply chains where people with disabilities
are fully included as professionals, customers and entrepreneurs.
Join us in Chicago, Illinois on September 19-22, 2010 for the US Business
Leadership Network’s 13th Annual Conference at the Westin Michigan Avenue
Chicago Hotel. Enjoy all the best Chicago has to offer including fine dining,
world-famous museums, legendary entertainment, and much more.
For conference details visit:
www.usblnannualconference.org
Early-bird
registration is NOW OPEN! <<
The USBLN® promotes customer service among its membership dedicated to
expanding the marketplace to include all customers, including customers with
disabilities. To that end, USBLN® disability marketing strategies strive
to include more advertising targeted to customers with disabilities and
recruiting to potential workers with disabilities.
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