making space for disabled talent

Making Space for
Disabled Talent
New Skills
Qualified Candidates
Accessible Learning
Increased Retention
Higher Productivity

Making Space leverages education as a pathway to higher-quality careers and pre-qualified talent.

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For Talent

  • Accessible Skill Development

    Access industry-relevant, universally designed courses that focus on your strengths and potential.

  • Career Growth and Mobility

    Set yourself up for long-term success with skills, connections, and opportunities for ongoing advancement.

  • Leverage Life Lessons

    Turn your lived experiences into transferable skills.

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For Partners

  • Pre-qualified talent

    Access a wide range of skilled professionals whose unique perspectives can drive innovation, equity, and problem-solving in your organization.

  • Increased productivity

    Set talent up for success so they can be productive from day one of employment.

  • Accessible Design

    Go beyond basic compliance and leverage accessibility as a springboard for innovation.

Hear FromOur community

Shaina Ghuraya

Thank you for the insight, learnings, and authenticity. This course has been so great to help me push myself when it comes to the whole creative process. Making Space thank you for facilitating, Andy thank you for your wisdom and Netflix thank you for always having stories to share.”

Shaina Ghuraya
Shaina Ghuraya

Thank you for the insight, learnings, and authenticity. This course has been so great to help me push myself when it comes to the whole creative process. Making Space thank you for facilitating, Andy thank you for your wisdom and Netflix thank you for always having stories to share.”

Shaina Ghuraya
Tavier Maldonado

[Making Space is] straight to the point, insightful, accessible, and gives insight that you wouldn't find anywhere else. The course I took is well-done, accessibility has been amazing with the accuracy of CC, and even including a toggle for an ASL Interpreter has been helpful. It's been well-thought out in mind for those with disabilities and has been very easy to navigate.

Tavier Maldonado
Laura Babiuk

This platform is easy to use, accessible, and attentive to details and troubleshooting issues when they occur. The quality of the courses available at this time are incredible and so thoughtfully crafted.

Laura Babiuk
Christian Largo

Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity! There are so many great pieces of information in this course that make me confident that I can pursue this line of work!

Christian Largo
Zach Damon

The Making Space team are doing an outstanding job of blending disability etiquette with industry training. Well done!

Zach Damon
Tony Jackson

It thrills me to no end that this entire series has disabled creators at the forefront. So many aspects that are often overlooked in other trainings are addressed in these videos. Thank you.

Tony Jackson
Dan Richards

What an enlightening process this course has been! From the first episode to this final, segment on creating a showreel, each step has been a treasure trove of insights and practical advice. The guidance provided has not only been instrumental as a learning tool but will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource to revisit time and again. This final episode on crafting a showreel was particularly impactful. It demystified the process and instilled some confidence that even without traditional experience, there are innovative ways to showcase our abilities.

Dan Richards
Seda Karakaya

Each episode proved to be fantastic, and I must express my genuine appreciation for the inclusive project.

Seda Karakaya
Eilidh Moyes

I don't know how often I have re-watched these videos and will continue re-watching them. I have been taking my time and adding some of these teachings into my work in my existing role and I am seeing much better results and a higher level of work. Thank you so much for putting this course together it has opened my eyes to the potential there is within what I do and how to have a bigger and better impact.

Eilidh Moyes
Alexandra Velasco

Andy is a great host and teacher. Everything he shared is crucial to know in order for us to expand our design practice. Thanks so much to Netflix and the Making Space team for putting this together and sharing the wealth of knowledge. This is how we rise up! By ending the power of gatekeeping. Thanks again.

Alexandra Velasco
Jamie Andreozzi

I am truly taking away a sense of empowerment and a sense of finding community here at Making Space.

Jamie Andreozzi
Benjamin Linn

Having dyslexia and audio processing issues made school challenging, but discovering content I'm passionate about changed everything. Learning through videos, colorful PDFs, and notes that suit my learning needs has been a game-changer. I deeply appreciate the support and understanding from Making Spaces, Netflix, and Andy in this course. Their kindness and respect have made a significant difference, and I'm thankful to be a part of this journey.

Benjamin Linn
Addis Gonte

Wow! Such a deep and insightful REAL discussion about the power of creativity. We need to have more experiences shared about the journey to discovering our individual paths to success while overcoming the many obstacles of life. This episode needs an award itself!

Addis Gonte

Press

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August 4, 2024
WGU Labs Invests in Making Space to Lower Employment Barriers for Disabled Talent

WGU Labs, the research, development and investment arm of Western Governors University (WGU), has invested in Making Space, a talent acquisition and learning platform dedicated to creating a more equitable and accessible future of work for Disabled talent. This investment aims to support the transition from learning to work by lowering barriers to employment for Disabled applicants across the country while diversifying talent pools at WGU.

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July 16, 2024
Making Space Secures an Oversubscribed $2M Pre-Seed Round to Scale Talent Acquisition & Learning Platform for Disabled Workers

Making Space, a B2B SaaS talent acquisition and learning platform for companies to train, access, and retain pre-qualified Disabled talent, is thrilled to announce the successful close of an oversubscribed $2 million pre-seed funding round. Led by Beta Boom, with participation from JFFVentures, FullCircle, American Student Assistance (ASA), ECMC Foundation, SmartJob, Mindshift Capital, Techstars and other notable investors.

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May 20, 2024
See How NBC Sports is Partnering with Making Space to Amplify Disabled Talent

NBC Sports and Making Space have partnered to increase employment opportunities for disabled talent.

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