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- Maine’s Untapped Workforce: How Hiring People with disAbilities Makes Good Business $ense was held April 3rd and attended by more than 100 business owners, managers, HR reps and others learnign to "walk the talk" and evolve their businesses. Ssponsored by the State of Maine and Maine State Chamber of Commerce, they heard representatives of Walgreens and Procter and Gamble make the business case for integrating people with disabilities into the workforce. (P&G’s Tambrands Hiring Initiative at its Flexi-Center facility in Auburn is adapted from a groundbreaking diversity-hiring project started by Walgreens at its South Carolina distribution center). They also heard from a local Maine business panel that shared success stories and talked about overcoming fears and obstacles and lessons learned from employing people with disabilities. The takeaway? Workers with disabilities add value while gaining economic independence and a better quality of life. Employers expand their pool of talent and skills and gain dedicated employees — a win-win for all.
- The US Business Leadership Network comes to Maine; The US Business Leadership Network 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.
- TransitionME 2012 is May 24,2012 at the University of Maine, Orono. TransitionME is a one day conference dedicated to the transition and services of youth with disabilities. Free to family, caregivers and youth and $25 for professionals, providers and educators. For more information contact Penny Steeves, MPF 1-800-870-7746 psteeves@mpf.org or get the downloadable flyer and pre-registration form
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- On Facebook? Check out Maine Pages - Department of Labor. Also national pages: Disability.gov, Work Without Limits (MA); the US Business Leadership Network; National Council on Disability; and Syntiro