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The Lander & Riverton Business Leadership Network (LR-BLN) is an employer-led coalition dedicated to promoting opportunities that benefit Lander & Riverton employers and people with disabilities. The LR-BLN provides training and support to employers to assist with tapping into this valuable emerging market of new employees and customers. |
Nominations are being taken for the 2008 Assist us by recognizing outstanding employers for their contribution towards hiring individuals with disAbilities, and celebrating individuals who have overcome disAbilities to succeed in the workplace NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: • Employer of the Year • Employee of the Year
Nomination Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008 Send nominations via email to: lr-bln@vcn.com or LR/BLN, 213 W. Main Street, Riverton, WY 82501 or call Beverly Borges, Director, for more information at (307)856-3033.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Date: October 30th in Riverton Holiday Inn Time:11:30-1:00pm
Date: October 30th Lander's Proghorn Inn Monarch Hall. Time:6:00pm-7:30pm
Pre- sale tickets will be available for individual and corporate tables at both Chamber of Commerce locations.
Guest Speaker
This years guest speaker is Ms. J. ERIN RIEHLE, MSN, RN Erin Riehle, MSN, RN is a recognized authority and national leader in promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. She is a founder and Senior Director of Project SEARCH, an employment and transition program that has received national recognition for innovative practices pioneered under Ms. Riehle's guidance. She is regularly invited to present at national and regional conferences, and has co-authored numerous publications and book chapters. Erin Riehle began her career at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as a staff nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit and rapidly advanced to clinical director of the emergency department. Her interest in employment for people with disabilities grew from her frustration with high turnover rates among workers performing critical tasks such as re-stocking emergency room supply shelves. Riehle found that placing individuals with developmental disabilities in these positions was both an effective solution to her staffing problems and an improvement in quality of life for the workers she employed. This positive experience ultimately led to a systematic, hospital-wide effort, led by Ms. Riehle, to explore job possibilities for people with disabilities.
For additional information contact Ms. Beverly Borges-Director, Riverton/Lander BLN Wk Ph: (307) 856-3033 or via E-mail: lr-bln@vcn.com
GET READY FOR THE 4th ANNUAL: |
- 54 million Americans are people with disabilities
- 65% of Americans with disabilities are unemployed or under-employed
- Businesses are challenged by chronic labor shortages
- People with disabilities represent the largest pool of untapped labor
- Customers with disabilities control discretionary income of nearly $200 billion (twice the teen market)
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