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Corporate Infrastructure: Diversity Initiatives that Promote the Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities
Webinar
Date:
Thursday: March 11, 2010
Time: 1.5 hours
Presenters:
- Lori Golden
Inclusiveness Consultant/AccessAbilities Leader | Americas People Team, Ernst and Young - Beth Newsom
RFI/RFP Project Coordinator Population and Prevention Services, Co-Chair,
KP Colorado People with Disabilities Association Network Leader, Kaiser Permanente
Moderators:
- Beth Butler
Chair, US Business Leadership Network (USBLN), Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company
Description:
The purpose of this webinar will be to learn from employers who have developed and implemented a wide range of diversity initiatives with the assistance of community partners that promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the workforce, marketplace and supply chain.
Participants will learn about specific corporate strategies related to:
- Strategic Recruitment and Outreach
- Developing an Employees with Disabilities Affinity Group
- Efforts to Include Disability-Owned Businesses into the Supply Chain
Materials & Resources
Materials & Resources
Audio Recording
Transcript
PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation - PPT
- PowerPoint Presentation - Web
- PowerPoint Presentation - PDF
- PowerPoint Presentation - Text
Supplementary Materials
Ernst & Young AccessAbilities Materials
Organizational Sponsors
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, National Employment Team
The CSAVR-NET works actively working with business, consumers and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State agencies. The national employment team is a coordinated approach to serving business customers through a national VR team (80 agencies) that specializes in employer development, business consulting and corporate relations. The approach provides business with direct access to qualified applicants and the support services provided by the public VR system.
DBTAC: National Network of ADA Centers
The DBTAC is a national network of 10 regional ADA Centers that provide the most complete and experienced services for up-to-date information, referrals, resources, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to businesses, employers, government entities, and individuals with disabilities, as well as media and news reporters.
US Business Leadership Network®
The USBLN believes in a workplace, marketplace, and supply chain where people with disabilities are fully respected for their talents, economic self-sufficiency, and entrepreneurial spirit. Through its network of 54 affiliates in 32 states, including the District of Columbia – representing more than 5000 employers, the USBLN® promotes the economic advantages of employing, marketing to, and purchasing from people with disabilities.
