Past Issues Archived:
 

July 2008	Entrepreneur by Design: Christina Dombkowski and Golden Stone Web Design DBA: Oregon’s Business Association for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Voting Videos - Great new voting resources for Oregon's citizens with disabilities. Recruit Students and other Job Seekers with Disabilities! USBLN National Career Fair in Portland on October 6, 2008. Incight Appoints New Executive Director Oregon Brewers Festival Pledges Support for the OBLN
June 2008	Diversity and Inclusion are at the Business Core of Kaiser Permanente - Diversity is strongly linked to every component of the operating plan.  New Video: Diversity, Disability, and the USBLN - A new online video from the US Business Leadership Network. Speakers Announced for October's USBLN Conference in Portland Diversity and Disability - New OBLN web page
May 2008	Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary Neil Romano Provides Visionary Leadership for Office of Disability Employment Policy  Double-amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius can Compete for a Place in the Beijing Olympics  Technical Assistance and Training Resources for Employers - Services of the Northwest Disability Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
April 2008	Contrary to Commonly-held Beliefs, Employing People with Disabilities Involves Negligible Cost and High Productivity & Reliability Accessibility of Disability - Growing Attention to the Customer Base Represented by People with Disabilities
March 2008	The Business Leadership Network Assists Quality Food Centers to Ensure the Diversity of Their Workforce Meet Laney Fouse - OBLN's new Program Coordinator! Oregon's Steve Hanamura Profiled in Diversity Inc. Katherine McCary, Chairperson of the US Business Leadership Network is Appointed to Serve on the National Council on Disability
February 2008	"Ask Uncle Jimmy" Owner Darren Jahn explains how one worker's injury evolved into a new level of customer service at Main Building Supply. Look At My Ability - A new video on the largely under-tapped skilled labor pool of Oregonians with disabilities. Summer Internships - Arrange your consultation with the Internship and Summer Hire Center. "Diversity, Disability and the Bottom Line" - OBLN launches it first Webinar on May 16! Virtual Online Job Fair - April 2008
January 2008	The USBLN Annual Conference is Coming to Portland – October 6 – 8, 2008! Our Interview with USBLN President Katherine McCary
December 2007	OBLN's 2007 Career Fair Draws a Strong Crowd and is a Resounding Success! PCC Structurals, Inc. Finds Students Well-Prepared Nike Does Some "Employer Branding" Kaiser Permanente Experiences Strong and Consistent Turnout Hillsboro School District - Increasing Student's Comfort Level with the World of Work Portland Public Schools - Appreciation for the Variety of Companies and Jobs
November 2007	Experiences of an eMentor: Giving Something Back to the Next Generation of Employees Incight's eMentoring Program: Helping Students with Disabilities Navigate Their Way Towards Success Why it Works: Reflections from Mentors and Mentees
October 2007	Returning injured Workers to the Workplace: Making it Work at Asante Heath System Preferred Workers are "Stars" at Asante Nurses with Disabilities: It just works when people want it to work.
September 2007	Confronting Attitudinal Barriers in the Workplace: A New Major Motion Picture Traces the Impact of a National Program from its Birthplace in Oregon Wounded Warrior Program - helping employers hire disabled veterans Disability Employment Awareness Month: Your 5-minute Celebration!
August 2007	Orenco Systems® Inc.: Returning Injured Workers to Their Jobs Enhances the Entire Workplace Preferred Worker Program: Meeting Employers’ Concerns Head-On The Next Step - an enlightening video about personal stories from five Texans with disabilities enrolled in colleges, universities or technical schools.
July 2007	From Visionary TV Drama to Real Life: At Baker Botts, Employees with Cognitive Disabilities Earn Valued Roles as Law Firm Employees.  Walgreens Delivers: People with Disabilities are 40% of their New Workforce. See the video! How to Improve ROI: Employment Solutions for Small Business (video). "Workers With Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team." Free Poster for National Disability Employment Awareness Week.
June 2007	Serving Employers' Needs: an interview with John Kemp, the newly-appointed Executive Director of the US Business Leadership Network. The Job Developers Network: Working Together to Give Employers What They Really Need Meet Jay Fernandez - OBLN Board Member
May 2007	A Workforce Focused on Inclusion - Oregon's New Seasons Market. Employees with disabilities are "a productive part of our team." Employing people with disabilities "is just the normal thing to do." A Picture-Perfect Employer A Productive Partnership
April 2007	Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Hire Briana's Journey to Employment Transition - More Important Than Ever Oregon's Transition Toolbox
March 2007	People With Psychiatric Disabilities Are More Like Us Than Not A Stronger Role in Oregon's economy for People With Severe Mental Illness EARN Them into Your Workforce
February 2007	Standard Insurance Company: Psychiatric Disabilities - A Powerful Return-to-Work Model  How Do I Give Feedback Without Upsetting the Employee? Effective Management Strategies to Support Employees with Mental Illness How Will Employers Know if Current Workers or Applicants have Psychiatric Disabilities? 34% of Oregon Businesses want to Grow their Ability to Include Workers with Disabilities. (Oregon Business Plan Survey) OBLN Testifies in Support of Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation
January 2007	Rapid Refill Ink – Reaping the Benefits of a Hiring Decision and a Personal Commitment How Does a Psychiatric Disability Affect an Employee’s Functioning on the Job? Typical Workplace Accommodations to Support Employees with Mental Illness Misconceptions about People with Psychiatric Disabilities
December 2006	Salem Auto Body and Paint – A Small Business with a Big Difference Oregon Woman Recognized as one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year OBP Pre-Summit Discussion Draws 250 Oregon Leaders to Evaluate the Impending Labor Shortage and Consider Strategies to Tap Existing Talent Including Workers with Disabilities US Chamber of Commerce – Recruiting People with Disabilities is Actually a Very Good Business Decision
November 2006	Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Shares a Unique Model to Tap into the Talent of People with Significant Disabilities Employing People with Significant Disabilities: First Third Bank Gets Great Employees and a Culture Change Team Hoyt: Father and Son Duo Race Towards Inclusion Tapping Into a Hidden Workforce - An overview of resources for Oregon employers interested in employing people with disabilities.
October 2006	Doing What is Right: Giving People With Disabilities the Chance to Prove Themselves in the Workplace Employment Opportunities Inc. – Partnering with Employers to Open Doors for People With Disabilities Disability Employment 101 - a compact online guide for recruiting, hiring and employing workers with disabilities.
September 2006	New Video: Creating an Inclusive Culture OHSU’s Experience as a Partner in a new Internship and Summer Hire Center linking business and students with disabilities OBLN Employer Breakfast on October 31: Tapping fresh talent: Students with disabilities Incight: Resources for Self-Empowerment Oregon Commission for the Blind: Summer Work Experience Program QUESTIONNAIRE: Resource Directory of Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities SPEAKING ABOUT THE OBLN… What Business and Policy Leaders have to say
August 2006	If We Can’t, Who Can? Walgreens Sets a New Standard for Employing People with Disabilities Walgreens Store in Portland Experiences Employee’s Disability as a Non-issue
July 2006	At Fred Meyer, "Inclusion" Includes People with Job Coaches Supported Employment: Using Job coaches and Job Carving to Tap into the Talents of Employees with Developmental Disabilities
June 2006	Metro West Ambulance Services "Gives it a Shot"... Gains a Great Employee G.I. JOE'S Store Benefits forma Job Developer's Timely Proposal Job Developers - A Ready Resource for Proactive Companies
May 2006	Portland Store Fixtures – Making the Preferred Worker Program a Part of Their Success Story Preferred Workers Program: Oregon’s Best-Kept Secret! New Census Report: 18% Of Americans Report That They Have A Disability
April 2006	Clark County, WA – Five Union Shop Workers with Developmental Disabilities Partners for Work – Rotary Clubs Increase Opportunities Rotary International Employee: On Time, In Time
March 2006	Beyond All Expectation: High School Student With Autism Astonishes his School! City of Wilsonville Values Student Interns with Disabilities West Linn/Wilsonville School District’s Community Transition Program Oregon’s Youth Transition Program Outperforms National Averages
February 2006	Consumers Support Companies That Hire Employees with Disabilities Governor Kulongoski's Message to Business: Workers with disabilities are part of the solution to skill shortage Journey to Success: The Three Rivers Community Hospital Experience
January 2006	Disability Navigators: Free Services for Employers OBLN Internship/Summer Hire Center
December 2005	Workplace Attitudes - PGE Relies on Windmills Employer Supports - OBLN Releases new report
November 2005	US Bank - Valuing Customers with Disabilities OBLN Receives National Recognition Disability Mentoring Day - Oregon Companies Open Their Doors
October 2005	Niche Market - Customers with Disabilities Interviews with Fred Meyers, Ethan Allen, Solutions Marketing
September 2005	Incight: Supporting Students to Overcome "Handicrap"
July/Aug 2005	Career Journeys: E-Mentoring Program
June 2005	Coworker Attitudes Steve Hanamura interview & more.
May 2005	$220 Billion to Spend Ron Hyde Interview and more.
April 2005	Interview with John Shilts and more.
February 2005	Interviews with Peggy Fowler, Sue Hennessy and more.
October, 2004	Interviews with Bill Bradbury, Eileen Drake and more.

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Recruitment/Hiring/Retention/Return to Work/Accommodation/Cost Effective Strategies

Lucy Baker, Executive Director, Email: lucy.baker@obln.org, Tel: (503) 281-1424
OBLN, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave., Suite 304, Portland, OR 97217 www.obln.org