National Affiliation

The Business Leadership Network (BLN) is a national program that promotes best practices to enhance employment opportunities for candidates who happen to have disabilities.

Fast Facts

is employer-led endeavor of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
is supported by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
was started in 1994 in six states
has expanded to thirty-one states, seventeen state chapters, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and one Canadian province

United States Business Leadership Network

Website: www.usbln.org

The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is the national business organization currently representing BLN chapters in 32 states and more than 5000 employers using a “business to business” strategy to promote the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce.

Learn about national conferences, webinars, other BLN activities and news around the nation concerning employment and consumer information about inclusion of people with disabilities.

National Resources

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities, or LEAD website. This initiative is EEOC's action to stem the decline of individuals with disabilities in the federal workforce. Events and information will be posted here.
Job Accommodation Network
JAN, a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: 1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, 2) providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and 3) educating callers about self-employment options.
DBTAC Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)s provide training, information, and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to businesses, consumers, schools, and government agencies within the Mid-Atlantic Region (PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, and DC).
U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
FAQs About Portability Of Health Coverage And HIPAA
U.S. Access Board
The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.
Workforce One: Disability and Employment
Navigating the services and resources available for assisting people with disabilities to obtain quality employment is like fitting together the pieces of a puzzle. Building upon lessons learned from the U.S Employment and Training Administration's Disability Program Navigator (DPN) initiative, the workforce system is collaborating with a wide range of partners to help people with disabilities obtain meaningful and effective employment opportunities.
Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
Americans With Disabilities Act Business Connection
ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
DisabilityInfo.gov
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Careers and the Disabled
Diversity World
Business Leadership Network
http://www.worksupport.com
Information, resources and research about work and disability issues
http://www.ibm.com/able
IBM's Accessibility Center Web Site with information on News, Guido Corona's Blog, Accessibility, Products, and much more.
http://www.earnworks.com
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network: A free service to connect employers with disability staffing agencies
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/alliance-pwd/
The home of the on-line discussion group of the Silicon Valley based The Alliance of Professionals with Disabilities.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/newsletter/200502.htm
The Office of Disability Employment Policy's new e-newsletter, Workforce Catalyst.
http://www.deafprofessional.net
The website for the new organization, the Deaf Professional Network, that was recently formed to promote career development and networking opportunities for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/vrpractices/index.html
This U.S. Department of Education web page lists the Employment Specialists in all 50 states.
http://www.db101.org
The model website developed by WID for California residents with disabilities who are looking to go to work and need to find programs on careers and benefits.
http://www.servicelocator.org/
The web site to search for a One-Stop nearest you. One-Stops provide employment services to both individuals seeking employment and employers seeking job candidates.
http://online.onetcenter.org
The web site to find occupational information such as key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
Disability Statistics - Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
The Annual Disability Status Reports provide policy makers, disability advocates, reporters, and the public with a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the non-institutionalized population with disabilities. They contain information on the population size and disability prevalence for various demographic subpopulations, as well as statistics related to employment, earnings, and household income. Comparisons are made to people without disabilities and across disability types.