The 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 among people with disabilities.
21% employed, but only 1 in 4 of those employed work full time. 26% live in poverty.
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
Links to Programs Underway
Some Bridge Academies have created Websites for their programs. Those that have are listed below.
Inclusive Academy, Vienna Austria), operated by the Zero Project / Essl Foundation:
https://zeroproject.org/zero-project-it-academy/
AbilITy Academy New York, NY USA, operated by the Institute for Career Development (ICD): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5384dc96e4b0ac7f7a7e83c9/t/5ee908f22aaa1f46255839b1/1592330483749/ITA+Infosession+Webinar+cohort+4x+-+JTM.pdf
Exceptional Academy, Detroit MI USA, operated by the Living and Learning Enrichment Center:
https://www.livingandlearningcenter.org/cybersecurity-certification-program-for-adults-with-disabilities%EF%BB%BF/
Georgia Bridge Academy, Georgia USA, operated by North Georgia Autism Foundation: https://www.ngafinc.org/
St. Andrew Academy, Detroit, MI USA,
www.standrewacademy.org
Bridge to Opportunity
A special young man who is a member of one of our sponsor teams painted this to symbolize our work. It is perfect!
Who We Are:
Who We Are
Three Talents Advisors:
We are passioniate 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.
What We Do
Enable Disability Employment:
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.
Why We Do It
To Transform 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.
Changing Lives:
Bridge to Opportunity Overview Video
Bridge to Opportunity
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