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Welcome to the website of the
Oregon Business Leadership Network
The
Oregon Business Leadership Network
(OBLN) provides Oregon businesses with networking opportunities,
education, and resources to effectively increase understanding and
awareness of disability issues in the workplace. Find out more about us.
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The OBLN is pleased to have
developed a strong and mutually supportive
involvement with the Oregon Business Plan. Click here
to see their
2008 Policy Playbook - be sure to see the
OBLN
profile on page 24! |
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Profiles of
Excellence The
Board of Directors of the OBLN recognizes Project SEARCH as a
model of excellence for integrating the talents of people with
significant disabilities into the mainstream workforce.
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more... |
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2007 "Tapping Fresh Talent" Career Fair
PowerPoint Retrospect Coming
Soon!!
Read the preliminary event review
 May
16 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM WEBINAR
"Diversity, Disability and
the Bottom Line"
Based
on the enthusiastically-received session that he
presented at last fall's Tapping Fresh Talent
Career Fair, diversity and leadership consultant
Steve Hanamura will be presenting a webinar on May
16. It will cover five key business practices and
outcomes for growing a diverse workforce that includes
disability.
Register Today!
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and Registration Information |
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From the APRIL 2008 issue of
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New Study - Employing
People with Disabilities Involves Negligible Cost and High
Productivity & Reliability
Accessibility of Disability
- Growing Attention to the Customer Base Represented by People
with Disabilities
On The
OBLN Calendar:
June 1, 2008 "Mental Health, Family and
Employment" Interactive Theater Performance.
May 16, 2008 WEBINAR:
"Diversity Disability and the Bottom Line" with Steve Hanamura.
sponsored by the OBLN and The Oregon Business Plan.
July 13 -
16, 2007 Second Annual Project SEARCH Conference, Seattle, WA
See the OBLN's Full calendar of
events
New In Our Store:
Hidden
Talent: How Leading Companies
Hire, Retain, and Benefit from People with Disabilities
$39.95
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Lead Story:
Employing People with Disabilities
Involves Negligible Cost and High Productivity & Reliability
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Employees with and without disabilities have nearly identical job
performance ratings. In terms of quality of work and ability to do the
work, employees with disabilities...are on par with employees without
disabilities."- Katherine McDonald
Phd, Portland State University
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Watch the OBLN's New
Video
Look At My Ability
(Click on image to watch video)
Average Viewer Rating:
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 The
Upcoming Labor Shortage
Businesses across North America are beginning to
experience a shrinking pool of qualified job applicants. This labor
shortage was predicted and we are only beginning to see its impact as
the available labor force will continue to shrink. Happily, for
proactive companies, people with disabilities represent a talented and
largely untapped labor pool.
Click Here to learn more
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Newest Additions to our Site:
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“I would just
like to congratulate your state’s BLN…great web site for employers, lots
of resources and information. We are a disability research and training
organization based in Massachusetts. One of our activities is
grant-funded, capacity building grant with the ultimate goal of
increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. I recognize progressive practices when I see
them;
your site is 'top notch'.”
- Rick
Kugler, The Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston
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Visit
our new
eStore!
Explore our selective collection of publications
and videos that support the inclusion of
people with
disabilities in the workforce.
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Now available in our store!
Hidden
Talent: How Leading Companies
Hire, Retain, and Benefit from People with Disabilities
$39.95
Editor:
Mark L. Lengnick-Hall
Based on a
multi-year research project by a team of experts in human
resource management, economics, and communications, Hidden
Talent showcases the innovative practices of organizations
that are actively hiring, training, and retaining people with
disabilities--and thriving as a result. The authors reveal the
roots of disability discrimination, and demonstrate the
benefits, to employers and employees alike, of investing in
disabled workers, featuring in-depth case examples.
Go to the OBLN's online Store for more details...
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