• MCB Employer Radio Spot
Jim Stelter, CEO of Vanerum-Stelter in Grand Rapids, talks about his positive experience hiring a qualified employee who is blind. He tells employers, "If you haven't considered candidates who are blind or visually impaired, think what you may be missing."

• Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN)
...a resource for employers seeking to recruit, hire, and retain qualified employees with disabilities.

• Strategic Connections: Recruiting Candidates with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Labor publication)
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, "as a whole, individuals with disabilities represent one of the largest untapped pools of skills and talent in the U.S.," and "research demonstrates that employees with disabilities consistently meet or exceed performance expectations and have a lower than average rate of turnover."

• Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts (USDOL Publication)
Know the facts about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and what it does--and doesn't--require of employers.

• Our View: Landscape firm, commission have vision to help gardener grow; Petoskey News-Review editorial, 5-9-12
(editorial by the Petoskey News-Review encouraging employers to work with the Michigan Commission for the Blind to find new employees)

• Message to employers: Hiring people with disabilities can make you money (from the Grand Rapids Press)
Hiring people with disabilities makes economic sense for Grand Rapids area employers. (Read about Jackie Boomstra, a former MCB client and current employee at VanerumStelter.)