National Organization on Disability

What National Organization on Disability does

The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and headquartered in Washington, DC, whose mission is to increase employment opportunities and foster inclusive work environments for the 57 million Americans with disabilities. NOD operates a Leadership Council premium membership program serving 35+ Fortune 500 and global employers across Healthcare, Financial Services, Consulting, Telecom, Energy, Automotive, Hospitality, and other sectors, providing dedicated Disability Inclusion Specialists, peer benchmarking, and integrated partner perks. Its product portfolio spans EnAble Learning (a per-seat learning management system covering Disability 101, neurodiverse team management, mental health, and AI accessibility), the Disability Inclusion Blueprint (a longitudinal diagnostic dataset drawn from 257 companies tracked 2021-2024), Employee Engagement Assessment, Workforce Solutions consulting, a Virtual Career Fair hosted on Jobs Connected, and a Speakers Bureau of disability advocates. Revenue is generated through annual membership subscriptions (Core and Premium tiers), per-seat training licensing, Virtual Career Fair booth fees (waived for Leadership Council members), customized consulting, speaking engagements, and likely philanthropic donations. NOD also co-convenes the Disability Policy Roundtable with AAPD, partners with Valuable 500 globally, and participates in the NIDILRR-funded DEP RRTC research consortium with Harvard Medical School, Cornell, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Mathematica, extending its reach into federal policy advocacy and evidence-based research.

Technology is operational rather than core: NOD's primary digital assets are the EnAble Learning LMS, the Network of Allies Dashboard, and the Disability Inclusion Blueprint data infrastructure, supplemented by third-party platforms (Jobs Connected) and partner-provided services (James Emmett & Company for talent acquisition, ProFound for executive search, Integrate Advisors for neurodivergent talent sourcing). The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales with dedicated account management, supplemented by inside sales via a membership inquiry form, event-driven demand generation (webinars, virtual career fairs, landmark in-person events), community-led outreach through the Speakers Bureau, and channel partnerships with disability advocacy organizations. The organization's leadership team is led by President & CEO Beth Sirull, with Vice President of Corporate & Government Relations Charles-Edouard Catherine overseeing the Leadership Council and Disability Policy Roundtable.

Name

National Organization on Disability

Legal name

National Organization on Disability

Website

https://nod.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a 1983-founded U.S. nonprofit that operates a Leadership Council membership program for 35+ Fortune 500 employers, offering training, consulting, and workforce solutions to advance disability inclusion across healthcare, financial services, and other sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Inclusion Consulting and Workforce Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN), Disability & Chronic Condition Care Coordination (EDALAFAI), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Disability inclusion consulting
• Workforce inclusion training
• Employer membership services
• Disability policy advocacy
• Accessible workplace education

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Leadership Council Membership: Annual membership program offering employers access to expert consulting, training resources, virtual career fairs, peer networking, and exclusive content. Premium membership includes additional benefits like disability-informed executive coaching and guaranteed hires.
2. EnAble Learning Training: Per-seat licensing of training courses through NOD's learning management system. Companies can license course files for their internal LMS or access through NOD's system. Individual learners and small organizations can also access training.
3. Virtual Career Fair Booth Fees: Companies pay booth fees to participate in NOD's Virtual Career Fair events. Leadership Council members receive fee waivers as a membership benefit. Students participate free of charge.
4. Speaking Bureau Engagements: NOD's speakers (advocates and experts) are booked through the organization for workplace presentations and events, generating engagement and awareness.
5. Workforce Solutions Consulting: Customized consulting engagements including talent acquisition process audits, executive search strategy sessions, and training delivery tailored to specific organizational needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The National Organization on Disability is a nonprofit that sells employer-focused disability inclusion services, anchored by the Leadership Council premium membership and supported by the EnAble Learning training LMS, the Disability Inclusion Blueprint diagnostic, Workforce Solutions consulting, a Virtual Career Fair hosted on the Jobs Connected platform, and a Speakers Bureau. It also co-convenes federal disability policy advocacy through the Disability Policy Roundtable with AAPD.

Product overview

NOD operates as a nonprofit organization offering a suite of disability inclusion solutions for employers, centered around the Leadership Council premium membership program. The core offering includes expert consulting, training resources, and networking support. Key products include EnAble Learning (learning management system with courses on disability topics), Employee Engagement Assessment, Disability Inclusion Blueprint, Workforce Solutions, and the Virtual Career Fair platform. Additional offerings include a Speakers Bureau, Network of Allies Dashboard, policy advocacy through the Disability Policy Roundtable, and various educational resources on AI accessibility, neurodiversity, and workplace inclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Leadership Council: NOD's premier employer network providing disability inclusion resources, training, and networking for member companies.
• EnAble Learning
• Disability Policy Roundtable
• Disability Inclusion Blueprint

Products and services

• Leadership Council Premium membership community of large employers committed to advancing workplace disability inclusion, providing dedicated Disability Inclusion Specialist consulting, training resources, virtual career fairs, peer networking, BRG/ERG support, talent acquisition audits, executive search sessions, and (Premium) guaranteed hires and executive coaching.
• EnAble Learning Learning management system offering per-seat licensed courses on disability awareness, neurodiversity, mental health, and digital accessibility/AI, with modules accessible on mobile devices; companies can license course files for their internal LMS or access through NOD's system.
• Disability Inclusion Blueprint Diagnostic and benchmarking tool that assesses an employer's current disability inclusion practices and provides a data-backed roadmap for improvement, drawing on longitudinal data collected from hundreds of companies.
• Employee Engagement Assessment Survey-based assessment that helps employers measure employee engagement and sentiment around disability inclusion to maximize the impact of their inclusion programs.
• Workforce Solutions Bespoke consulting services covering leadership workshops, ADA compliance guidance, talent acquisition process audits, and design/implementation of inclusive hiring initiatives tailored to specific organizational needs.
• Virtual Career Fair Virtual event connecting disability-inclusive employers with job-ready candidates (students and recent graduates with disabilities), featuring personalized virtual training sessions, resume coaching, inclusive hiring best practices, and accessible chat/video tools.
• Speakers Bureau Bookable roster of disability advocates and experts who deliver workplace presentations and event keynotes to reduce stigma and advance disability inclusion; bookings facilitated through the NOD website.
• Network of Allies Dashboard Member-only digital platform for tracking disability inclusion initiatives and managing internal ally networks within participating organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26% increase in overall productivity for employers that adopt inclusive initiatives (Harvard Business Review)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Valuable 500coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOD partners with Valuable 500, a global organization of over 500 companies working to end disability exclusion. NOD's President & CEO Beth Sirull spoke at Valuable 500's SYNC25 Accountability Summit in Tokyo on disability data and business impact.
• Baker McKenziecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaker McKenzie partnered with Valuable 500 to develop the world's first comprehensive guide to disability legislation across 100 countries. The project represents over 1,400 hours contributed by 350+ volunteers from more than 50 organizations.
• American Heart AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOD collaborated with the American Heart Association to create an issue brief on workplace support for people with disabilities, highlighting the business case for disability inclusion.
• James Emmett & CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium Leadership Council members receive guaranteed hires (2 entry-level or 10 candidate referrals) conducted by James Emmett & Company talent acquisition specialists.
• ProFoundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOD partnered with ProFound to develop executive search strategy sessions that make senior leadership recruitment disability-inclusive for Leadership Council members.
• NAMI-NYCsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLeadership Council members receive special perks from NAMI-NYC including invites to mental health-ERG events, access to their LinkedIn Peer Community, and membership discounts.
• Integrate AdvisorssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThrough a mutual partnership, Leadership Council members can access the expertise of Integrate Advisors, the leading talent sourcer of neurodivergent talent.
• Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOD is honored to partner on the NIDILRR-funded DEP RRTC grant alongside the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Harvard Medical School, Rutgers University, Cornell University, and Mathematica to advance disability employment research.
• Harvard Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the DEP RRTC grant collaboration advancing research and evidence to strengthen disability employment policy.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the DEP RRTC grant collaboration advancing research and evidence to strengthen disability employment policy.
• Cornell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the DEP RRTC grant collaboration advancing research and evidence to strengthen disability employment policy.
• MathematicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the DEP RRTC grant collaboration advancing research and evidence to strengthen disability employment policy.
• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOD co-convenes the Disability Policy Roundtable with AAPD. The Roundtable unites over a dozen national disability organizations to advocate for federal policies advancing accessibility, economic mobility, and full societal participation of people with disabilities.
• Think College National Coordinating CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMargaret Ling serves on the Think College National Coordinating Center Project Advisory Committee, supporting the advancement of inclusive higher education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Jobs ConnectedsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPlatform used to host NOD's Virtual Career Fair events, providing features including live video, audio, and text chat, pre-scheduled meetings, resume uploads, and accessibility tools.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Disability:IN: Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit advancing disability inclusion in business and operates the Disability Equality Index used by ~500 enterprises — competing head-on with NOD's Leadership Council for corporate disability inclusion programs and benchmarking.
• Valuable 500: Valuable 500 is a global CEO-led collective of 500+ companies advancing disability inclusion; NOD explicitly partners with Valuable 500 yet competes for the same large-employer inclusion membership budgets across international Fortune-style brands.
• RespectAbility: RespectAbility is a nonprofit that develops policy, training, and employer-focused resources on disability inclusion, operating in a near-identical employer-membership and advocacy lane as NOD.
• Specialisterne: Specialisterne is a global nonprofit helping employers recruit and retain neurodivergent talent; its end-to-end employer model and assessment-as-a-service direct overlap with NOD's neurodiversity training and Integrate Advisors partnership.

Emerging players

• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD): AAPD is the largest national cross-disability rights organization and co-convenes the Disability Policy Roundtable with NOD. Overlap is strongest on advocacy and federal policy; AAPD is membership-based rather than corporate-focused.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN): JAN is a free employer-facing consulting service on workplace accommodations and disability employment, funded under the U.S. DOL — a potential substitute or augmenting resource to NOD's accommodations training and consulting offerings.
• National Disability Institute: National Disability Institute focuses on the financial and economic empowerment of people with disabilities, providing employer-facing financial inclusion and workforce research that partially overlaps with NOD's economic mobility agenda.

Regional players

• Bender Consulting Services: Bender Consulting places professionals with disabilities into corporate roles and offers neurodiversity talent acquisition — a more recruiting-specific niche of NOD's Workforce Solutions consulting business.

Broad incumbents

• SHRM Foundation: SHRM Foundation is the research and inclusion arm of the largest HR membership association globally; its diversity and inclusion programming competes broadly with NOD's disability-focused employer training while reaching a far larger HR-leader audience.

Others

• Center for Talent Innovation (CTI): CTI produces research and corporate advisory on inclusion and talent — adjacent to NOD in delivering data-driven inclusion insights and benchmarking for global enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nod_itsability
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-organization-on-disability
• Instagraminstagram.com/disability.is.diversity
• Facebookfacebook.com/nodability

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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