Disability Scoop

What Disability Scoop does

Disability Scoop, LLC is a privately held, Tennessee-organized limited liability company founded in 2008 that operates a digital news publication focused exclusively on developmental disabilities, including autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. The company publishes original reporting and aggregated coverage each weekday across topical channels such as Education, Health & Behavior, Living, Money, and Politics & Law, and maintains an archive dating back to its founding. Its core technology stack is a standard WordPress-based website with standard web technologies and a freemium front end that exposes two free articles per month before prompting subscription.

The business model combines recurring consumer subscriptions ($5/month or $50/year) unlocking unlimited digital access across devices, display advertising delivered through Google DoubleClick/AdSense, sponsored content, and a dedicated job board at jobs.disabilityscoop.com that monetizes disability-related employment listings. Pricing is publicly disclosed; a group/enterprise membership tier is available on a multi-year contract basis by contacting sales. The company also operates a free email newsletter, an RSS feed, and active social accounts on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky, with SEO-optimized content as the primary organic acquisition channel.

Disability Scoop serves two primary audiences: (1) families, caregivers, and individuals directly affected by developmental disabilities seeking news, policy updates, and community stories, and (2) disability advocates, special educators, healthcare providers, and policymakers tracking regulatory and legal developments. Distribution is digital-only and direct-to-consumer, with no third-party retail or intermediary, and the company reports 1-10 employees with principal offices in Memphis, Tennessee. The company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or private equity backing.

Name

Disability Scoop

Legal name

Disability Scoop, LLC

Website

https://disabilityscoop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Disability Scoop is a privately held, Memphis-based digital news publication founded in 2008 that provides daily developmental-disability coverage for affected families, caregivers, advocates, and disability professionals, monetized through subscriptions, advertising, and a niche job board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online News Publication

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs & Inclusive Learning Trade (Dyslexia, ADHD, ASD Supports) (EDAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Developmental disability news
• Digital news publication
• Subscription journalism
• Special education news
• Autism disability media

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscription plans providing unlimited digital access to all content and archives dating back to 2008. Users can contribute more than minimum.
2. Display Advertising: The website displays third-party advertisements and sponsored content. Revenue from ad placements on the website and within articles.
3. Job Board: Dedicated job board at jobs.disabilityscoop.com for disability-related positions, generating revenue from job postings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Disability Scoop is a digital news publication that provides daily weekday coverage of developmental disabilities, including autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome, across categories such as Education, Health & Behavior, Living, Money, and Politics & Law. It operates a freemium model offering free access to 2 articles per month, with paid digital subscriptions (monthly at $5 and annual at $50) unlocking unlimited access and the full archive dating back to 2008. The company also runs a free email newsletter and a disability-focused job board at jobs.disabilityscoop.com.

Product overview

Disability Scoop operates as a subscription-based digital news publication covering developmental disabilities. The company offers a unified news platform with free limited access (2 articles/month) and paid membership tiers (monthly at $5+ or annual at $50) providing unlimited access to all content and the archive dating back to 2008. Additional services include a free email newsletter and a job postings marketplace. The company is organized as a limited liability company in Tennessee and publishes news across multiple topic channels including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Education, Health & Behavior, Living, Money, and Politics & Law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disability Scoop Digital Membership (Monthly) Monthly subscription providing unlimited digital access to all Disability Scoop content and the archive dating back to 2008 across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Priced at a minimum of $5 per month.
• Disability Scoop Digital Membership (Annual) Annual subscription providing unlimited digital access to all Disability Scoop content and the archive dating back to 2008 across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Priced at $50 per year, saving $10 compared to the monthly plan.
• Free Access Tier Free access to the Disability Scoop homepage, channel pages, job postings, and 2 articles per month without a paid subscription. Designed as the freemium entry point to the publication.
• Disability Scoop Email Newsletter Free email newsletter delivering the latest developmental disability news covering autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and related topics. Used as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel.
• Disability Scoop Job Board Online job board at jobs.disabilityscoop.com featuring disability-related employment opportunities. Generates revenue from paid job postings, with free browsing of listings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Healthline: One of the largest consumer health information sites on the web, publishing content across mental health, neurology, parenting, and chronic conditions including autism and cerebral palsy. Compares to Disability Scoop as a much larger incumbent in overlapping content categories.
• Verywell Health: A large, mainstream consumer health content property (Dotdash Meredith) covering hundreds of conditions including developmental and learning conditions. Operates at much larger scale than Disability Scoop across a broader health-and-wellness vertical, but overlaps directly in editorial coverage of developmental disabilities.

Direct peers

• Understood.org: A nonprofit digital resource hub founded by leading learning-disability organizations, providing expert content on ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and related conditions for parents and educators. Comparable in audience and topic coverage to Disability Scoop's neurodevelopmental beats.
• STAT News: A specialized health and medicine news outlet covering policy, research, and the business of healthcare with a subscription-led business model. Comparable as a niche-vertical subscription news publication serving professionals and engaged consumers in a specialized domain.
• The Mighty: A DTC digital media brand serving people with disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health conditions via a freemium content model with member features. Closely comparable to Disability Scoop in audience (disability community), business model (free + paid), and topic vertical.
• KFF Health News: A nonprofit, editorially independent newsroom producing in-depth reporting on health policy, including disability and Medicaid-related coverage, distributed via partnerships and direct subscriptions. Comparable in mission-driven health journalism, policy focus, and subscription/individual-donor revenue mix.
• ADDitude Magazine: A trade publication and digital media property focused exclusively on ADHD and learning disabilities, serving individuals, families, and professionals. Directly comparable to Disability Scoop in niche-vertical specialization, dual audience (consumers + clinicians/educators), and subscription + advertising model.
• Autism Parenting Magazine: A digital publication dedicated to autism and related developmental conditions, serving parents and professionals with subscription and advertising revenue. Most directly comparable peer to Disability Scoop's autism vertical in audience, model, and content scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/disabilityscoop
• Facebookfacebook.com/disabilityscoop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disability-scoop
• Instagraminstagram.com/disabilityscoop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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