[Blindtlk] Fw: Press Release: The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities Announced

[christopher nusbaum]

This is very interesting. I'm surprised Apple wasn't on this list.

Chris Nusbaum

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On May 3, 2013, at 12:36 AM, Sherri <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is very interesting. I wonder how many of them hire blind people?
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> Sherri
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> From: USBLN Executive Director, Jill Houghton [mailto:anita at usbln.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 2:29 PM
> To: Ripley, Samme
> Subject: Press Release: The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People
> with Disabilities Announced
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> The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities
> Announced
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> For Immediate Release
> May 1, 2013
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> Contact: Anita Howard
> Phone: 800-706-2710
> anita at usbln.org
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> WASHINGTON, DC (May 1, 2013) - The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®)
> wishes to congratulate the following companies who were recognized on the
> 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities. The
> organization is proud to announce that nine of the ten companies listed are
> members of the USBLN® including AT&T; Ernst & Young; IBM; Kaiser Permanente;
> KPMG; Microsoft; Procter & Gamble; Prudential Financial; and WellPoint. In
> addition, four of the ten companies also serve in a leadership capacity on
> the USBLN® Board of Directors to include; AT&T; Ernst & Young; IBM; and
> Procter & Gamble.
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> "It is our honor to acknowledge and express our sincere gratitude to our
> USBLN® members recognized on the 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for
> People with Disabilities. These companies set an example as leaders by
> demonstrating a commitment to disability business inclusion in their
> workplace, marketplace, supply chain processes and corporate supplier
> diversity programs," shared Jill Houghton, USBLN® Executive Director.
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> The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities
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> 1. Ernst & Young
> 2. Procter & Gamble
> 3. IBM
> 4. KPMG
> 5. WellPoint
> 6. AT&T
> 7. Kaiser Permanente
> 8. Prudential Financial
> 9. Microsoft
> 10. Accenture
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> Over the last two years, DiversityInc has seen more than a 25 percent
> increase of spend with businesses owned by people with disabilities through
> their survey. Now in its 14th year, the survey uses an empirically driven
> ranking system based on key areas of diversity management including annual
> spend with businesses owned by people with disabilities. Innovative
> companies know that in order to be competitive and relevant in the
> marketplace, they must understand and solicit emerging-market customers such
> as people with disabilities including service-disabled veterans. In order to
> do this, they are seeking more partnerships with disability-owned suppliers.
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> Supplier diversity is not a social issue, but a business performance enabler
> that connects to evolving and growing demographic groups and adds to the
> corporate bottom line. Companies seeking to enhance their supplier-diversity
> programs through partnerships with businesses owned by people with
> disabilities are encouraged to become members of the USBLN®. The USBLN®
> Disability Supplier Diversity Program® (DSDP) connects their certified
> Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBE®s) to major corporations and
> each other for enhanced access to business opportunities.
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> To view the 2013 top 50 Companies for Diversity from DiversityInc Magazine,
> visit The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.
>
> About the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®)
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> The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is a national non-profit that
> helps business drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in the
> workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. The USBLN® serves as the
> collective voice of over 50 Business Leadership Network affiliates across
> the United States, representing over 5,000 businesses. Additionally, the
> USBLN® Disability Supplier Diversity Program® (DSDP) is the nation's leading
> third party certification program for disability-owned businesses, including
> businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. www.usbln.org
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