Aerie X Making Space: From Passion to Action
Aerie has partnered with Making Space and Making Space Media to spotlight Disabled entrepreneurs who are pursuing dreams, pushing boundaries and making a real difference in communities.
Too many disabled workers are paid subminimum wage or facing the 'benefits cliff.' Businesses have the power to change that.
As a disability ERG member, here’s the important role I see that these groups can play in creating a more inclusive workplace.
Disabled people deserve visibility, equity, career advancement, and leadership roles, writes this entrepreneur and disability rights advocate.
Here’s how to build more inclusive workplaces and hiring processes that support better work and your business objectives.
Business travel remains challenging for so many disabled workers, unfairly affecting our opportunities for employment and career advancement.
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.
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.
NBC Sports and Making Space have partnered to increase employment opportunities for disabled talent.
Developed using Netflix’s own design standards and produced by a disabled and women-led team from Intuition Films and Making Space Media, the five-course program will teach disabled artists essential elements of key art creation, with the potential for temporary contract opportunities at the streamer.
Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine has tied with Making Space Media, the TV and film producer that places disabled voices front and center.