Who We Are
Best Buddies, Special Olympics and Autism Speaks, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, teamed up to launch Delivering Jobs, an inclusion campaign dedicated to creating pathways to one million employment and leadership opportunities for people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences by 2025.
The Delivering Jobs campaign built a foundation of sustainability for inclusive workplaces through consumer awareness and community activation, skills development and job preparedness, and workforce commitment and readiness.
Here’s How:
Equip
By consolidating existing and new resources, Delivering Jobs equipped people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences with the resources they needed to strengthen leadership skills and prepare for jobs and leadership positions.
Motivate
Delivering Jobs motivated employers to hire this qualified labor force by offering workplace development resources and highlighting their progress.
Engage
Delivering Jobs engaged the public to advocate for inclusion and equality for people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences.
The Founding Partners
Best Buddies is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Special Olympics is a global inclusion movement using sport, health, education and leadership programs every day around the world to end discrimination against and empower people with intellectual disabilities.
Autism Speaks is dedicated to creating an inclusive world for all individuals with autism throughout their lifespan. We do this through advocacy, services, supports, research and innovation, and advances in care for autistic individuals and their families.
“Being able to contribute to your community is a key component of independence, and through this campaign, we’re committed to creating as many opportunities for leadership and employment as possible.”
Anthony Kennedy Shriver
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Best Buddies
“Expanding employment opportunities is essential to creating a more inclusive world. Together, we’re fostering workplaces that not only value the skillsets of the neurodiverse community, but also reinforce that diversity benefits us all.”
Keith Wargo
President and CEO
Autism Speaks
“By providing the resources, support and expertise needed to demystify this process, this campaign can create clear pathways to leadership and employment, eliminate biases and inspire change.”
Mary Davis
CEO
Special Olympics