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Press Release: USBLN and ODEP Partner to Promote Employment of

Qualified Job Seekers with Disabilities

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USBLN® and ODEP Partner to Promote Employment of Qualified Job

Seekers with Disabilities

For Immediate Release

March 14, 2011

Contact: Anita

Phone: 800-706-2710

anita@...

WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2011) - The US Business Leadership

Network (USBLN®), together with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of

Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), today announced a partnership aimed at

further promotion of the recruitment and hiring of qualified individuals with

disabilities. The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) database contains more

than 2,200 pre-screened college and university students with disabilities who

are looking for summer or full time jobs.

The 2011 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with

Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal

and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary

students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their

abilities in the workplace through summer or regular full time positions.

Co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment

Policy (ODEP) and the U.S. Department of Defense with the participation of many

other federal agencies and sub-agencies, the WRP has provided employment

opportunities for over 5,500 students since 1995.

" We're truly excited about the opportunity to advance workplace

diversity and inclusion. Workers with disabilities identified through the WRP

are hired solely on their collective talents, " summarized Jill Houghton, USBLN®

Acting Executive Director.

Annually, trained WRP recruiters from federal agencies conduct

personal interviews with interested students on college and university campuses

across the country. Students represent all majors including math, science,

engineering and law. Information from these student interviews is compiled in a

searchable database that is available through this website to federal Human

Resources Specialists, Equal Employment Opportunity Specialists, and other

hiring officials in federal agencies. Employers in the private sector can access

student resumes and students interested in private sector employment can take

advantage of the WRP program through the National Employer Technical Assistance

Center at www.askEARN.org or call toll-free 1-855-275-3276 or 855-Ask-EARN or

complete the online request form at:

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/earnworks_internship.cfm.

About the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®)

The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is the national

disability organization that serves as the collective voice of over 60 Business

Leadership Network affiliates across North America, representing over 5,000

employers. The USBLN® promotes the business imperative of the preparation and

inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace, marketplace, and supply

chain while supporting the development and expansion of its BLN affiliates. The

USBLN® recognizes and supports best practices in hiring and advancing employees

with disabilities, marketing to consumers with disabilities, and encourages

contracting with vendors with disabilities through the development and

certification of disability-owned businesses. www.usbln.org

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