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

Fri May 3 15:36:20 UTC 2013

One has to consider what it is they are ranking.  First, this is a general diversity measurement, and it concentrates on using 
businesses owned by disabled persons according to their note.  I don't have any idea how Apple ranks using that criteria.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 3 May 2013 09:22:09 -0400, christopher nusbaum wrote:

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

>Chris Nusbaum

>Sent from my iPhone

>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?
>>
>> Sherri
>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> Subject: FW: Press Release: The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for
>> People with Disabilities Announced
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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
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> "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.
>>
>> The 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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®)
>>
>> 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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