workability

What workability does

Workability LLC is a Bend, Oregon-based social enterprise founded in May 2021 by Sheila Jordan that operates www.workability.one, a specialty Internet job board connecting neurodiverse, autistic, and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers across the United States. The platform is built on third-party Niceboard infrastructure and consists of a free job seeker profile database (594 candidates at last disclosure) plus a credit-based talent pool subscription and transactional job posting product for inclusive recruiters; member/non-member pricing tiers, monthly billing, and Stripe-based payments are documented. The company also operates adjacent programmatic services, including a $75,000 grant-funded pharmacy technician training program in partnership with Pharmacy Tech Scholar, and a Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) contract with the State of Oregon's Vocational Rehabilitation program covering nine rural counties plus additional tribes and counties.

The business generates revenue from three streams: employer job posting fees (transactional), talent pool access subscriptions with expiring credits, and grant-funded professional services contracts. Go-to-market is hybrid, combining a self-serve product-led web platform with sales-led outreach to HR, talent acquisition, and supplier diversity buyers, supplemented by community events and advocacy partnerships. The company is privately held, founder-owned, with no institutional investors, and operates with a 1-10 person scrappy team. Workability holds Oregon COBID certifications as a Woman Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, and Emerging Small Business, and is a member of ASPE, TAtech, the RPO Association, and the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs. Notably, in May 2026 the company paused job board operations due to a tepid job market and persistent phantom job postings by employers, while retaining candidate profile access and advocacy work.

Name

workability

Legal name

Workability LLC

Website

https://workability.one

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Workability is a Bend, Oregon social enterprise founded in 2021 that operates a specialty job board (workability.one) connecting neurodiverse and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers, monetizing via job posting fees, talent pool subscriptions, and grant-funded workforce development programs including Oregon VR Pre-ETS services and pharmacy technician training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Job Board (Neurodiversity Employment Platform)

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Supported Employment & Job Coaching (EDAKANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Neurodiversity job board
• Disability employment platform
• Inclusive recruitment advertising
• Talent pool sourcing
• Vocational rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay to post job listings on the platform. Pricing tiers available with member and non-member rates. Job slots offered on monthly or per-posting basis.
2. Talent Pool Access: Recruiters pay subscription fees to access candidate profiles from the talent pool. Plans offered with credits that expire on a billing cycle basis.
3. Programmatic/Training Services: Grant-funded workforce development programs including pharmacy technician training for students with disabilities. Contracts with Oregon VR for Pre-ETS services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Workability operates a specialty internet job board (workability.one) that connects neurodiverse, autistic, and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers. The platform enables employers to post job listings and access a Talent Pool of pre-qualified candidate profiles via subscription, while job seekers create free profiles. Beyond the core job board, Workability delivers contracted workforce development programs including Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for the State of Oregon and a grant-funded Pharmacy Technician Training Program.

Product overview

workability is a social enterprise operating as a recruitment advertising platform with multiple integrated products. The core offering is the www.workability.one job board, which connects neurodiverse, autistic, and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers nationwide. This platform is complemented by the Talent Pool subscription service that gives recruiters direct access to candidate profiles. The company also operates workforce development programs including the Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) contract with Oregon's state VR program and a grant-funded Pharmacy Technician Training Program. Additional support services include free resources for job seekers, advocates, and parents. The platform serves dual user segments: job seekers (neurodiverse individuals) and employers (inclusive recruiters), with revenue derived from recruiter job postings and talent pool subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• workability.one Job Board Specialty internet job board and recruitment advertising platform that connects neurodiverse, autistic, and disabled job seekers with inclusive employers across the United States. Features include paid job posting slots, candidate profile database, and filtering by location and category. Job board operations were paused in May 2026 due to tepid employer response.
• Talent Pool Candidate database and sourcing platform allowing inclusive recruiters to browse and access neurodiverse job seeker profiles (594+ candidates as of most recent data). Recruiters unlock candidate profiles via monthly subscription plans with credits that expire on a billing cycle basis.
• Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Contracted workforce development program providing career exploration and summer work experience for students with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) aged 17-21 in rural Oregon counties, including free online training and pharmacy placement. Delivered under contract with Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Pharmacy Technician Training Program Tuition-free online 150-hour training program for pharmacy technician certification, including Barron's study guide, weekly virtual study sessions with a licensed pharmacist (via Pharmacy Tech Scholar partner Aaron Emmel), and license application cost coverage. Targets Central and Eastern Oregon pharmacy employers facing technician shortages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Job seekers who disclosed ASD diagnosis were 3x more likely to become employed than those who withheld diagnosis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Contracted with State of Oregon's Pre-Employment Training Services (Pre-ETS) to provide career exploration and summer work experience for students with I/DD aged 17-21 in nine Oregon counties
• Pharmacy Tech Scholar (Aaron Emmel)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Partnered with Pharmacy Tech Scholar for curriculum delivery and licensed pharmacist-led virtual study sessions for the grant-funded pharmacy technician training program
• KPOV High Desert RadiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2022Sponsorship of autistic DJ McKenzie McCulloch's radio show 'The KEN & The Kindred Spirits On The Airwaves Show' for six months starting March 2022 to celebrate Autism Awareness Month
• Ariba Business NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2021Registered as supplier on the Ariba Business Network (AN01695504703) enabling visibility to corporate procurement and supplier diversity programs
• Association for People Support Employment first (ASPE)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Professional membership association for employment support professionals
• TAtech: The Association For Talent Acquisition SolutionsminorOthers · 1 January 2021Professional association for talent acquisition technology and solutions providers
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing AssociationminorOthers · 1 January 2021Professional association for RPO providers
• Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Oregon-based association supporting minority entrepreneurs

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hire Autism: A job board and employment resource platform operated by the Organization for Autism Research, focused exclusively on connecting autistic job seekers with inclusive employers — a direct functional peer to workability in the neurodiverse job-board category.
• Specialisterne: Global nonprofit that matches autistic and neurodiverse individuals with employment at major employers including SAP and Cisco. Operates employment programs and assessment-to-placement services that compete with workability's mission and customer base.
• Bender Consulting Services: Disability-owned consulting firm specializing in IT and business careers for professionals with disabilities, including autism. Provides direct placement services that overlap with workability's mission and candidate population.

Emerging players

• Mentra: An AI-powered hiring platform focused on neurodivergent job seekers, connecting candidates with employers through a matching algorithm — overlaps with workability's talent pool / matching offering but with a more technology-forward approach.
• Inclusively: Workforce inclusion platform that connects employers with candidates across disabilities, including neurodiverse talent — broader scope than workability (all disabilities, not just neurodiversity) but competing for the same employer-recruitment budget.
• Aspiritech: Nonprofit software testing organization that employs primarily autistic adults — competes indirectly with workability for neurodiverse software engineering talent and demonstrates an alternative model of neurodiverse employment (employer model vs. job-board model).

Broad incumbents

• Disability:IN: Large disability inclusion advocacy organization with a job-board component and corporate consulting practice. Serves as the dominant convening body for disability employment in the US and competes for employer mindshare and supplier-diversity procurement attention.
• LinkedIn: The dominant professional network and job board globally; offers diversity and disability filters that increasingly overlap with workability's specialty positioning. Represents both a potential distribution channel and a substitution threat.
• Indeed: Largest general-purpose job board, with growing diversity-and-inclusion filters and employer-targeting capabilities. Competes for the same employer job-posting dollars and could absorb neurodiverse job-board functionality at scale.

Others

• State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: Federally-funded state VR agencies deliver employment services to individuals with disabilities, including Pre-ETS. Workability is itself a contractor to Oregon VR — these agencies are both customers/partners and adjacent service providers whose direct employment programs compete with workability's offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/workability.one
• Xtwitter.com/workability_one
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workabilityone

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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