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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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This Month's Featured
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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:
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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 |
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Watch These
Great Online Videos |
 Look
at my Ability The
OBLN's terrific new video on the untapped talents of Oregonians with
disabilities!
View it Here
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 NEW!!
Comcast NewsMakers Interviews OBLN Executive Director, Lucy
Baker
Real Player or
Windows Media
Player |
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From the OCTOBER 2008 issue of
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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.
Superior Employment Opportunities for
People with Developmental Disabilities – DePaul
Industries
and Project SEARCH
Oregon
Business Leadership Network Chosen as Recipient for
"Making A Difference In Disability" Award
Sneak Preview:
New OBLN Video on Diversity and Disability
"Live
Resume" - A Unique Recruiting Event Planned
For Salem Businesses
Incight is
awarded USBLN 2008 "Partner of the Year" Award
On The
OBLN Calendar:
November 13, 2008 -
Salem LIVE RESUME event: a terrific networking event for
employers and selected job seekers with disabilities!
December 3, 2008 -
United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons.
January 13, 2009 -
Milwaukie/Clackamus area LIVE RESUME event: a terrific
networking event for
employers and selected job seekers with disabilities!
(Details TBA)
More on the OBLN
Calendar of Events...
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LEAD
STORY:
Project SEARCH comes to OHSU
– New Job Opportunities for People with
Developmental Disabilities.
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"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. "
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Ellen Rensklev, Oregon Health and Science
University
 "Project
SEARCH... is the best employment program model that I have ever seen for
people with developmental disabilities."
- Dave Shaffer, CEO, DePaul
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Now In Our Store:
Getting It Right: Etiquette Tips
 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
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Newest Additions to our Site:
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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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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
$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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