Calendar of Events
2010
February 20, 2010 Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College
12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD
February 24, 2010 Presentation at Sunrise Rotary Club
7:30 AM at Dove Pointe in Salisbury, MD
February 24, 2010 Disability Awareness for Supervisors
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at K & L Microwave, Inc., Corporate training in Salisbury, MD
March 5, 2010 Disability Awareness for Mid and Upper Level Managers
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at K & L Microwave, Inc., Corporate training in Salisbury, MD
March 6, 2010 Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College
12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD
April 1, 2010 Wor-Wic Community College Annual Spring Job Fair hosted by Career Services
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM at Wor-Wic Community College Campus, Workforce Development Center Building, Room 103, 32000 Campus Drive in Salisbury
April 10, 2010 ABLE TO WORK Community Event
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Salisbury Zoo. Employers, employees and volunteers with disabilities give back to the community on this Spring Clean-up and Beautification Day.
June 22, 2010 : ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
10 AM - 11:30 AM at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Special Guest: Jade Gingerich, Director of Employment Policy with the Maryland State Department of Disabilities will to talk about the media campaign Think Beyond the Label and how we can partner with them to expand the reach of that message in our October 2010 Disability Employment Awareness media campaign. Maryland is one of 25 states who have rolled out this campaign and it appears to be well received and effective. See www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com web site.
August 4, 2010: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room Planning for October.
September 19-22, 2010: USBLN National Conference
at the Westin on Michigan Ave in Chicago, IL
September 28, 2010: This Place Changes Everyone; Walgreens
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern Shore Society for Human Resource Management meeting at Dove Pointe, Salisbury, MD
Five years ago Walgreens sought to build a new generation of retail distribution centers with two objectives: (1) to be amongst the most efficient in the world and (2) to utilize people with disabilities for 30% of its workforce. Since then, Walgreens has opened two of these with spectacular and surprising results. Walgreens has won national recognition.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Hire a qualified person with a disability. Promote the benefits.
November 3: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
9:00-10:00am at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room Select the 2010 ESBLN Putting Ability to Work Award
2009
March 27: No Spare Marylander
9:00am-4:30pm -- An Intensive Workshop for job seekers with disabilities held at the One-Stop Job Market in Salisbury. Must be registered to attend. No charge to participants.
May 8: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
9:00-10:00am at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room
June 12: Summer Teacher Institute for Transition Planning held at the One-Stop Job Market in Salisbury.
11:30am-3:30pm A workshop for Wicomico County Special Education Teachers to educate teachers about the available services in the community, including employment and benefits resources.
July 16: Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Training held at the Talbot Career Center in Easton, MD.
1:00pm-4:00pm This interactive program is offered to One-Stop Staff and Partners on the Upper and Lower Eastern Shore and is presented by Lisa Kornberg, Director of the Governor's office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
September 15-18: USBLN® Annual Conference & Career Fair
US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is pleased to announce its 2009 Annual Conference & Career Fair in Washington D.C. at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. http://www.newworkforceconference.org/
October 21: Oct 21 National Disability Mentoring Day
October 30: ESBLN “Putting Ability to Work” Award Nominations Due
Please visit the Awards page for a nomination form and more information.
November 4: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
9:00-10:00am at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room
November 19: ESBLN “Putting Ability to Work” Award
12:00 NOON -- Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce general membership luncheon.
2008
December 4: Assistive Technology Workshop
9:00 - 11:00 AM Location: One-Stop Job Market (www.onestopjobmarket.org) Smith Room Businesses, those in workforce development, and One-Stop staff and partners are invited to attend. Assistive Technology is the use of any device that aides us in completing a task. In this workshop you will learn about real world solutions for recruiting, employing or retaining employees who may have or have developed sight, hearing, and mobility impairments. The presenter is Janet Parke, Assistive Technology Practitioner, HCI, Inc. and MD Technology Assistance Program. Ms. Parke will provide and will also demonstrate the assistive technology that is currently available in the One-Stop Job Market such as ergonomic devices, computer programs for the blind and sight impaired and for other mobility disabilities. Space is limited to 24 participants. This program is offered by the Eastern Shore Business Leadership Network and Disability Program Navigator. Visit http://freemeetingplanner.com/events/ATW1204 to register.
November 20: ESBLN “Putting Ability to Work” Award
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce general membership luncheon. 12:00 NOON
November 5: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
9:00-10:00 AM at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room
October 31: ESBLN “Putting Ability to Work” Award Nominations Due
Please visit the Awards page for a nomination form and more information.
October 6 - 8, 2008
USBLN National Conference in Portland Oregon
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
“Talent for a Winning Team”
Fall 2008
The ESBLN and Disability Program Navigator will be providing Accessibility Assessments and Assistive Technology Awareness for the Eastern Shore One-Stop Job Markets in eight counties in Maryland.
April 18, 2008 : ESBLN Employer Summit
DIVERSITY AT WORK - THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, For Business by Business - Clarion Fontainebleau Resort and Conference Center, Ocean City, MD
January 24, 2008 : ESBLN Business Roundtable as the Advisory Board meeting
12:00 -1:30 luncheon at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce - Area businesses that employ people with disabilities join to discuss strategies to improve competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
2007
April 17-18: Ability Matters - Soldering Training
A training program specifically for people with disabilities held at Quality Staffing Services
May 23: Workplace Disability Awareness Seminar for Managers
Co-sponsored by Mail Movers
May 24: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
Jun. 11-13: Raising the Bar 2007 Workforce Development Conference
Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, MD Visit www.mwda.org for more information.
June - Oct.: Ability Matters - Connections
Training for job coaches, counselors and supported employment service providers. Participants will tour local businesses who experience high turnover in entry level jobs. Contact ESBLN for more information 410 749-0144
Aug. 30: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting
Advisory Board meetings are typically held two to three times per year at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, from 9:00 - 10:30. For information about our activities, call 410 749-0144.
Sept. 23-26: USBLN 10th Annual Conference
Building the New Workforce: Inclusion & Innovation, Orlando, Florida www.newworkforceconference.org
Sept. 28: Hugh Gallegher Event, Avalon Theatre, Easton, MD 7:00 PM
Contact Mary O'Brien at 410-819-5600 or via email at mobrien@dhmh.state.md.us
** October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month **
Oct 11: 2nd Annual One-Stop Job Market and the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Job Fair
At the Centre at Salisbury Mall from 3:30 to 7:00. For more information, visit www.onestopjobmarket.org/JobFair2007.aspx
Oct. 23: First Regional Eastern Shore Society for Human Resource Management Conference
Clarion Fountainebleau Resort and Conference Center Ocean City, MD Visit easternshore.shrm.org for more information.
Nov. 15: ESBLN “Putting Ability to Work” Award and Recognition
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon. Awarded to a business in the tri-county area that employs or has employed a person with a disability within the past 12 months and shares with peers the benefits of employing people with disabilities.
A one-day ES BLN Business Conference is being planned for the Spring of 2008. Watch for upcoming details!
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