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Easterseals' mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.

85% of those with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities are UNemployed, and as such, the most impoverished population in the world. Creative Spirit is on a mission to employ 1 million young adults by the end of this decade. How? -We provide the IP necessary to galvanize the world around our mission with research. -We teach the best companies in the world how to hire those with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities. -We provide training, empathy and lifelong coaching to candidates and their employers to ensure 100% retention and success.

Golden Heart Ranch (GHR) provides young adults with intellectual and development disabilities opportunities to reach their fullest potentials and enjoy meaningful, satisfying and joyful lives. We are an inclusive community where all young adults learn, work and create lifelong friendships in a supportive and caring environment.

A Catalyst for the Disability Employment Movement, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation of America’s 56 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Today, NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 79 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed. With programs on the ground, NOD is demonstrating new employment practices and models of service delivery, evaluating results, and sharing successful approaches for widespread replication. We are conducting research on disability employment issues, including the field’s most widely used polls on employment trends and the quality of life for people with disabilities. And our subject matter experts in disability and employment provide consulting services to public agencies and employers seeking to harness the unique talents that people with disabilities can bring to the workforce. To achieve our goals, we work in partnership with employers, schools, the military, service providers, researchers, and disability advocates. Our current employment programs are benefiting high school students with disabilities transitioning into the workforce, seriously injured service members, employers seeking to become more disability friendly, and state governments engaged in policy reform.

The Greater Houston Disability Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting businesses with an interest in providing career and employment opportunities for Houstonians with disabilities. It will establish for individuals with disabilities a pipeline that will present employment opportunities and increase their independence, self-determination and inclusion within the community.

They believe Southeastern Ohio families affected by intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve advocacy and support. They are committed to increasing opportunities by raising public awareness, outreach, education, collaboration, and community events.

To create a world that welcomes all people with disabilities by empowering them, by influencing the non-disabled, by serving as a liaison between the two groups, and by working toward a goal of economic independence through employment.

Jobs for America's Graduates, founded in 1980, is committed to establishing statewide non-profit organizations or partnering with government agencies to implement the JAG Model.