⁂Why this, why now
Two forces are reshaping work. They’re about to collide.
Historically, workforce transitions have left people with disabilities behind. This one doesn’t have to. AI, built and adopted inclusively, can be the most powerful accessibility technology ever created. But only if we move fast, with rigor, at scale.
375M
Workers worldwide will need to switch occupational categories by 2030 due to AI, per McKinsey Global Institute.
22pts
The employment gap between disabled and non-disabled Americans — unchanged in two decades.
1.3B
People worldwide live with a disability. The single largest untapped talent pool in the AI era.
Someone has to be the connective tissue between the disability community and the AI industry. We’re it.