Bridge to Opportunity

The Bridge to Opportunity

Unlocking Skills; Raising Opportunities; Transforming Lives

We are passionate advocates for people with disabilities committed to transforming lives through employment. We help build training academies to develop employable skills which lead to rewarding Information Technology jobs and careers. Our "Bridge to Opportunity" academies in the U.S. and Europe are enabling meaningful employment which changes lives.

Did You Know?

The global human tragedy and lost potential from lack of employment

Great disparity in employment among people with disabilities and those typically-abled.

Did you know?

The Covid-19 Pandemic is Increasing the Employment Gap

People with disabilities are too often the first to be laid off and last to be rehired. Meanwhile businesses are increasing their investments in IT and security infrastructure to accelerating their digitization.

Programs Underway

We build Bridge to Opportunity Academies in partnership with mission aligned organizations in each community. We have several programs in place, with additional programs planned in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. Dates in parenthesis are planned launch dates.

Our Partners

We are honored to have some great partners all over the world and to be recognized for our joint work.

Testimonials: Changing Lives

" This whole IT academy is the greatest opportunity I have every received, and I am going to master this no matter what."
Student in "Execeptional Academy" in Michigan

"I love this program. I did not have any hope prior to being accepted in this program. Prior to coming into this academy I did not see any future. I wanted more. Now I have a career. I would tell anyone with a disability, never give up on faith and hope because there is ... an opportunity to better yourself and your career. " Click here for video
Student in "abilITy Academy" in New York City.

"These are some of our best employees. The benefits to (our company) are far greater than people realize. They bring an attitude, approach to the customer, and empathy for the customer … that is a real asset for us.”
Executive who hired our candidates

"Of all the programs we support, this one is by far my favorite. It is "out of the box", has huge potential for impact, and is changing lives."
Divisional Director State Department of Vocational Reahabilation

"I'm sorry for being emotional, but I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity you have given my son with this program. We have been waiting over 20 years for something good to happen for him and now his opportunity is finally here because of this program."
Mother of Student in Academy in Michigan

“This program is amazing and unique. I am so excited to have the opportunity to participate and change lives.”
Bridge Academy Instructor

"This program is phenomenal. This whole experience lit a fire in my heart to see all these people succeed."
Bridge Academy Student

Bridge to Opportunity

A young man with special needs and a member of one of our sponsor teams painted this. It perfectly symbolizes our work.

Who We Are:

Who We Are

Passionate advocates for people with disabilities:

We aspire to make meaningful employment opportunities available to people with disabilities and provide employers access to this untapped talent pool. Our approach is innovative and transformative.

We see the great potential to contribute to the business, brand, and workforce of many organizations through unlocking potential and creating meaningful life-changing opportunties for all.

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What We Do

Enable Employment of People with Disabilities:
We unleash the potential of people with disabilities through employment. We unlock access to this untapped talent pool.

We provide expertise, siupport and tools that enable mission aligned communities and organizations to build innovative "Bridge to Opportunity" training academies. These programs develop employable skills to enable meaningful jobs and careers for people with disabilities.

Our only ambition is to enable meaningful employment that transforms lives.

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Why We Do It

To Enrich Lives:
We believe we all have disabilities, some are just more apparent than othes.

All people have great potential and aspire to have meaningful work.

Employers struggle to find talent while millions just want a chance to contribute and prove themselves. We create these opportunities that unlock amazing potential.

We aspire to help people with disabilities achieve their life's aspirations and live their best life.

We recognize, unlock, and enable opportunities that leads to employment which enriches lives.