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Mission
The OBLN is an
employer-led organization that seeks to improve employment prospects and
consumer choices for people with disabilities by raising employer
awareness around the positive benefits to business for actively
including people with disabilities in the work force and as consumers.
Vision
We will be the key statewide business led organization for fostering the
employment of people with disabilities. Our diverse, talented, and
active leadership will propel our success. With strong partnerships,
excellent events and programs, critical information, and enthusiastic
funders, we will make the employment of people with disabilities an
achievable top priority for businesses in Oregon.
Underlying
assumptions of the Oregon Business Leadership Network
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That Oregon
business needs the workplace skills and experience and consumer
participation of people with disabilities to be fully competitive or
successful.
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That people with
disabilities are an important part of workplace and leadership
diversity.
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That accommodation
is a key business strategy for competitiveness.
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That a culture of
inclusion is a leadership strategy recognized at the top and
practiced at all levels.
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That Oregon
business has best practice and leadership models that are successful
in improving employment for people with disabilities.
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