making space for disabled talent
Making Space forDisabled TalentNew SkillsQualified CandidatesAccessible LearningIncreased RetentionHigher Productivity
Making Space leverages education as a pathway to higher-quality careers and pre-qualified talent.
Free for all talent
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Making Space brings
highly competitive learning and career opportunities to the disabled community.
We do this by putting education at the frontend of the hiring process, which leads to better outcomes for both employers and job-seekers.
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Bridging the employment gap with skills that matter.
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Traditional education systems
are struggling to keep up with evolving workforce demands. With millions of new roles emerging, Making Space is seizing this unique opportunity to support an historically overlooked population.
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67%
of disabled job-seekers
reported that skills-based hiring practices led to better job matches and greater satisfaction with their roles. At Making Space, we're bridging the gap by providing tailored, skills-based training that empowers disabled individuals and meets the needs of employers.
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28%
Higher revenue
is achieved by businesses that engage in disability inclusion, double the net income, and 30% higher profit margins than their counterparts.
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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.
Press
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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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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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NBC Sports and Making Space have partnered to increase employment opportunities for disabled talent.
Learn about our founding story
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