Oregon Business Leadership Network
Employers committed to the inclusion of qualified people with
disabilities in the competitive workplace and as consumers

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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. Click Here

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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!

This Month's Featured Page from our Website:

2008 flexAbility Toolkit
Free Guidebook for Oregon employers! The flexAbility manual contains almost 200 pages of resources developed specifically to support Oregon employers. Key chapters include:

Introduction
A matter of respect
Employment strategies
Vocational rehabilitation
Financial incentives
Workplace accommodations

Real people, real jobs
Disability legislation
Small Business Guide: The ADA
Glossary of common terms
Employer resource guide

Click Here

flexAbility Toolkit 2008

Watch These Great Online Videos

Look at my AbilityLook at my Ability The OBLN's terrific new video on the untapped talents of Oregonians with disabilities!
View it Here
Lucy Baker - Comcast NewsMakersNEW!! Comcast NewsMakers Interviews OBLN Executive Director, Lucy Baker
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From the OCTOBER 2008 issue of
inclusion@work

Bullet  Project SEARCH comes to OHSU – New Job Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities. Learn how this new program promises to contribute to diversity goals and reduce turnover rates at OHSU.

Bullet  Superior Employment Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities – DePaul Industries and Project SEARCH

Bullet  Oregon Business Leadership Network Chosen as Recipient for "Making A Difference In Disability" Award

Bullet  Sneak Preview: New OBLN Video on Diversity and Disability

Bullet  "Live Resume" - A Unique Recruiting Event Planned For Salem Businesses

Bullet  Incight is awarded USBLN 2008 "Partner of the Year" Award


On The OBLN Calendar:

Bullet  November 13, 2008 - Salem LIVE RESUME event: a terrific networking event for employers and selected job seekers with disabilities!

Bullet  December 3, 2008 - United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons.

Bullet  January 13, 2009 - Milwaukie/Clackamus area LIVE RESUME event: a terrific networking event for employers and selected job seekers with disabilities! (Details TBA)

Bullet  More on the OBLN Calendar of Events...

LEAD STORY: Project SEARCH comes to OHSU – New Job Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities.


"Under the Project SEARCH model, an employer like OHSU partners with a community agency to make job opportunities available to people with developmental disabilities... Giving people the opportunity to get off of social security, to earn a living, and to build a pension for themselves, ultimately benefits all of us. "

- Ellen Rensklev, Oregon Health and Science University

Dave Shaffer, DePaul Industries"Project SEARCH... is the best employment program model that I have ever seen for people with developmental disabilities."

- Dave Shaffer, CEO, DePaul Industries


Now In Our Store:

Getting It Right: Etiquette Tips
Getting It Right Limited Time Offer $149.95
Particularly geared to the workplace, this is a fun and engaging new tool for teaching basic disability etiquette and developing greater disability awareness.

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Newest Additions to our Site:

Cover - HR MagazineThe 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
 

Visit our new eStore! 
Explore our selective collection of publications and videos that support the inclusion of
people with disabilities in the workforce.
 

Now available in our store!

Hidden TalentHidden Talent: How Leading Companies
Hire, Retain, and Benefit from People with Disabilities

$36.95

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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Oregon Health & Science Hospital. We value employees who demontrate DIVERSITY. Click here for jobs at OHSU.

 

Profile of Excellence
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Project SEARCH

 

flexAbility Toolkit 2008
Free Guidebook for Oregon employers "flexAbility"
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NEW VIDEO
OBLN on Comcast NewsMakers

Lucy Baker - Comcast NewsMakers
 Real Player or      Windows Media

 

Newest
OBLN
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Great Video!
Look At My Ability
Look at my Ability
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Oregon Business Leadership Network
Business Case
for the Inclusion of people with disabilities in the competitive workplace
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OBLN / INCIGHT Internship Center
Internship Center
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© Oregon Business Leadership Network, 2004 - 2008
Recruitment/Hiring/Retention/Return to Work/Accommodation/Cost Effective Strategies
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Lucy Baker, Executive Director, Email: lucy.baker@obln.org, Tel: (503) 281-1424
OBLN, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave., Suite 304, Portland, OR 97217
www.obln.org