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disabilityworks

Co-Chairs
Jana Schreuder - The Northern Trust Company
Mark Schiller - Quaker Oats, Pepsico Chicago

Staff
Mark Williams, disabilityworks Director - (312) 494-6713
Selima Ani, Managing Director, CBLN - (312) 494-6726
Joe Chiappetta, Managing Director, CPLN - (312) 494-6729
Kimberly White, Executive Assstant - (312) 494-6714
Jonathan Wheat, Managing Director, Special Projects - (312) 494-6702

www.disabilityworks.org

TTY: (312) 494 6722

Objective

disabilityworks is an initiative that strives to meet the workforce needs of businesses by increasing economic and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This objective is met by promoting collaborative partnerships between the private and public sectors.

Initiative Action Plans

disabilityworks includes the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network (CBLN) – the businesses – and the Chicagoland Provider Leadership Network (CPLN) – the service providers. Together they help promote the employment of people with disabilities by providing disability employment-related education and information through networking and on www.disablityworks.org.
disabilityworks also works statewide (funded by the US Department of Labor and DCEO) to serve businesses and people with disabilities throughout Illinois. Seven disabilityworks Resource Coordinators (dRCs) are located at Illinois workNet Centers and provide services to ensure that people with disabilities receive the same level of services as non-disabled customers, and to serve as a resource to local businesses.
The disabilityworks Business Leadership Advisory Board of Directors includes CEOs or their top executives from some of the nation’s most prominent corporations. The Board promotes the important fact that disability is part of diversity to the local business community.

*The disabilityworks initiative is the result of unprecedented partnerships among the Chicagoland Chamber, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the City of Chicago.

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