CBLN Upcoming Events

CBLN is hosts multiple educational seminars throughout the year for CBLN members. In addition to our regular Quarterly Meetings/Trainings at host businesses, we are collaborating with DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center to present their Employment/ State Local Government Audio Conference/Webinar Series at our home office in the Chamber.

To receive email notice of upcoming events, be sure to register as a CBLN member.

Quarterly Meetings/Trainings

This is not only a chance to learn a thing or two from our speaker, but also from your fellow members as you share ideas, problem solve, and make lasting professional connections.

September, 19-22, 2010:USBLN Annual Conference

The 2010 USBLN® Annual Conference & Expo Aligning Disability with the Bottom Line: Talent, Market Share, and Supplier Diversity is the preeminent national employer-to-employer event that taps into the vast economic potential of people with disabilities. This conference brings corporate, government, disability-owned businesses and BLN affiliates together to create workplaces, marketplaces, and supply chains where people with disabilities are fully included as professionals, customers and entrepreneurs.
To view agenda and register:www.usblnannualconference.org
For Sponsorship information click here

ADA Audio Conferences and Webinars at the Chamber

We have partnered with DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center to offer at NO COST (valued at $40-$100) a variety of ADA Audio Conferences and Webinars that will be hosted at the Chicagoland Chamber headquarters in the Aon Center. Many of these trainings include SHRM CEUs. It's our Brown Bag Series, so feel free to bring your lunch and a colleague. Trainings take place from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Please bring a photo i.d. to register with building security.

July 20th, 2010: ADA Update: 20th Anniversary of the ADA
Mark the historic 20th anniversary of the ADA by joining this audio conference as we listen to representatives of the Federal Agencies present an update on their litigation, technical assistance and enforcement efforts over the past year, including highlights of accomplishments over the past 20 years. Speakers: Sharon Rennert, Senior Attorney Advisor, Americans with Disabilities Act Division; John Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice

August 4, 2010: The EEOC and the ADA: This session will provide participants with a clear understanding of the EEOC’s administrative process, including work share agreements, mediation, investigations, and case selection, as well as an update on the EEOC's ADA litigation. Speaker: Guest Speaker: Brian East, Senior Attorney, Advocacy, Inc (THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE PRESENTED AT THE CHAMBER. REGISTER DIRECTLY AT www.ada-audio.org) Barry Taylor, JD Director of Legal Services, Equip for Equality,

August 17th, 2010: ADA & After School and Daycare Programs for Children with Disabilities: Join our speakers as they discuss best practices in day care and after school programs for serving children with disabilities and resources that are available to assist providers and parents. Speaker:Guest Moderator: Dr. Ruth A. Wolery, Director, Susan Gray School Assistant Professor of the Practice of Special Education Vanderbilt University Shelley Kaplan, Director, DBTAC-Southeast ADA Center

Past Events:

Quarterly Meetings

February 4, 2009: Medical Inquiries Under the ADA for Job Applicants and Employees Hosted by The Northern Trust Company
May 20, 2009: What Are Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA? Hosted by Deloitte
July 15, 2009: Everything you Wanted to Know About Disabilities but Were Afraid to Ask
October 15, 2009: The Business of Recruiting and Hiring Veterans Hosted by Harris Bank
February 4, 2010: Universal Design and Accommodations at Work Hosted by Access Living
June 22, 2010: Everything You Wanted to Know About Disability Employment Hosted by KPMG