Starting a small business is challenging for anyone. Doing it with a disability often adds extra layers. Physical limits. Energy constraints. Accessibility barriers. Gaps in support. Still, many disabled entrepreneurs build successful businesses every year.
disABLEDperson, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce the high unemployment rate of individuals with disabilities. "We are simply here to serve."
Only 22% of autistic adults are in any kind of employment according to the National Autistic Society. This statistic clearly represents the strides we still need to make to improve autism and wider neurodivergent acceptance in the workplace.