DXC is proud to be a founding sponsor of the NDH initiative and has provided significant input to its design, the material and tools that will be available and the creation of internships and work experience programs for participating students.

SAP looks forward to contributing to the development of the Neurodiversity Hub as a way of supporting neurodivergent students realise their potential.

The Westpac Group is proud to support the development of the Neurodiversity Hub initiative. We know the value of hiring for neurodiversity, with our Tailored Talent program bringing quality applicants into the Westpac Group since 2017. We’re proud to be working with universities and corporate Australia to support neurodiverse students into careers that benefit our customers and our community.

ANZ is excited to be involved in developing the Neurodiversity Hub initiative. Through our Spectrum Program, we have experienced the benefits of employing neurodivergent people. The hub will build on this, making it easier for students and employers to connect, and helping to address the unacceptably high levels of unemployment and wasted talent in this community.

NAB is pleased to support the NDH initiative and, via our Neurodiversity at NAB program, to provide opportunities for neurodivergent students to realise careers in their chosen fields.

Xceptional is excited about contributing to the NDH to carve out a new future for neurodiverse students and jobseekers. We are providing opportunities both at Xceptional and also with our partner companies across the IT industry. This is an exciting time as more and more companies are embracing the autism advantage.

At VMware we don’t just accept difference, we celebrate it. As we commence our Neurodiversity Inclusion Hiring Program, VMware is excited to be part of the NDH initiative. We look forward to working with other members of this community of practice to create opportunities for the neurodiverse.

GHD looks forward to contributing to the development of the Neurodiversity Hub as an employer that supports neurodivergent people to realise their full potential.

At BHP, our experience shows that our most inclusive and diverse teams perform better. We are nurturing several career pathways that acknowledge a variety of neurological conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. In partnership with Neurodiversity Hub and a number of leading organisations and institutions in Australia, we are extending our successful internship program and creating ongoing roles with neurodiversity in mind. Learn more on our website.

Ultranauts provides onshore software and data quality engineering services powered by an exceptional neurodiverse team. We have team mates working in 20 states across the U.S., 75% of whom are on the autism spectrum, and 100% of whom believe our differences as individuals make us better together.

Bankwest is aware of the changing needs of customers in today’s digital economy and recognises that people on the autism spectrum offer skills that are very well suited to the tech sector. Bankwest is fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and culture that offers equal access to opportunity and harnesses the value of our people’s differences. It also supports its people to help them develop, grow and realise their potential, irrespective of gender, culture, disability, age or sexual orientation. The internship program Bankwest runs has repeatedly demonstrated that everyone has something to contribute and that accommodating people who might need a little more support than others can create great results.

The Medibank neurodiversity network is a community of Medibank staff who are neurodiverse, have children who are neurodiverse, or are allies of those who are neurodiverse.

The network showcases the strengths of different neurodiverse styles​, represents the importance of considering neurodiversity on policies​, provides a safe environment to share challenges faced due to neuro differences​ and provides assistance and support in building on strengths and managing weaknesses​.

The network holds regular public events within Medibank, supports a neurodiverse peer group and acts as an advisory group.

Daivergent is a technology platform that allows companies to fulfil data-related jobs and projects at scale by matching to the best-suited workforce: autistic adults. Our software enables autistic talent to enter into the remote and in-person workforce at scale, providing companies with a seamless way to bring exceptional, neurodiverse talent into their organizations for the first time.

pymetrics' vision of realising everyone’s true potential combined with its mission of making this happen with fair and accurate talent matching has been the driving force in its work with the Dandelion Program and Untapped. Pymetrics works with these organisations to build assessments derived from behavioral data of successful neurodiverse employees to help these candidates find a role where they are most likely to succeed.

At Dell Technologies we strive to create an environment that is inclusive and accessible for all. Through our Neurodiversity Hiring Program we have focused our efforts on rethinking the traditional interview process and removing barriers that may limit an individual from fully showcasing their skills. The Neurodiversity Hub initiative has been an excellent resource for continued learning and collaboration on best practices in this space.

Social Cipher is a social-emotional learning platform that connects neurodivergent youth and their advocates (counselors, teachers, mental health professionals) in an immersive virtual world. Their game-based approach helps autistic youth fail safely for social-emotional success beyond the screen.

IBM thinks about diversity the way we think about innovation — both are essential to the success of our business. When we innovate, technology becomes smarter for clients and creates new opportunities for growth. When we incorporate diversity into our business, we create better innovations and out-comes. IBM has embraced diversity, and it gives opportunities for IBMers and our clients to achieve their full potential. Partnering with the Neurodiversity Hub gives us access to resources to support our neurodiversity expansion globally, increasing the acceptance of neurodiversity and expand employment opportunities.

As a social enterprise with a mission of recycling electronics to create jobs for people with disAbilities, Blue Star Recyclers is proud to collaborate with the Neurodiversity Hub.  We share the Hub’s vision of focusing on the assets of our workforce rather than diagnosis and deficits, by providing opportunities for meaningful employment that unlocks their true potential. 

Deloitte Australia aims to celebrate the strengths of our neurodiverse community, provide an inclusive space for individuals to be their authentic self and serve as a catalyst for change across all workplaces. We are very proud to support the Neurodiversity Hub initiative and believe it will help us and others achieve our neurodiversity inclusion objectives.

Technology North’s mission is to develop and commercialize enabling technology and program for autism lifespan care, including assistant technology ‘RoboCoach’. Purpose-built software removes barriers for autism employment and has successfully demonstrated sustainable autism employment since December 2019. TN is looking forward to work with international partners to extend the capability to millions of autistic youth.

Australian Spatial Analytics (ASA) is a social enterprise providing careers for young neurodivergent adults in the geospatial and engineering professions. Our team use their unique cognitive talents to deliver professional, award-winning data services for multiple industries and real-world critical infrastructure projects. We do this while creating enduring social impact for young neurodivergent people by providing stable and meaningful employment—reducing or eliminating their dependence on government funding.

SunPork’s Autism and Agriculture program proudly employs and develops career paths for neurodiverse adults in specialist animal care roles. The program harnesses neurodiversity to support the welfare of livestock and provide sustainable employment in agriculture. SunPork Group is an Australian-owned, integrated pork production enterprise based on more than 40 years of family farming traditions. Our business spans more than 50 sites in four states, representing 20% of Australian pork production and supporting rural communities in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

At Capgemini, we believe a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are isn’t just a powerful moral responsibility — it’s also a source of competitive advantage. By having a diverse workforce that represents our society and fostering an inclusive culture, we’re building a place where all our people can thrive. That’s why our Neurodiversity Community is working hard on education and forging links with valuable organisations including Untapped and NeurodiversityHub. We know that by building and maintaining a workforce for our neurodivergent colleagues, we will build a better workplace and worklives for everyone.

We create a community for adults across the autism spectrum to learn, grow and work - leveraging unique strengths to deliver high-value services for our customers. Applying the JoyDew model, along with members and their families, we create a path to meaningful employment and continued education and training.

Together, we pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. Together, we can maintain a safe and united workplace. 

At Airbus our strength lies in our diversity, and everyone’s well-being is vital not only for our company’s success, but for our customers as well.  An inclusive company culture means taking the time to educate ourselves on things that we might not understand. It’s about asking the uncomfortable questions and being open to really listening to the answers. It’s about accepting that our differences do not have to divide us, and being open to seeing how these differences do, in fact, make us stronger. It also means showing up and speaking up. 

We can all do our part to join the fight against discrimination and to build more connected communities. 

We believe an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can achieve their full potential is central to achieving our purpose of building a better working world. EY Australia’s long-term vision for neuro-inclusion is an EY where every part of the employee lifecycle is inclusive, accessible, and empowering; enabling neurodivergent people to thrive at work, to feel safe to be their authentic selves, and embraced for their unique strengths and perspectives. We are thrilled to support the Neurodiversity Hub and to be part of a movement that will see more organisations educated, empowered and enabled to harness the neurodiversity advantage and the removal of barriers to employment for neurodivergent individuals.

Uptimize, the global leader in neurodiversity training, helps deliver more inclusive cultures where neurodivergent people can thrive. Uptimize neuroinclusion customers include Salesforce, Deloitte, IBM, and Google.

Peoplebank is Australia’s largest IT and Digital Recruitment Specialist placing more than 4,500 candidates per year. We are partnering with organisations to give Neurodiverse candidates an edge in gaining meaningful careers.

Integrate offers assessment, education and training, recruiting and employment support services to employers to help them in their efforts to identify, recruit and retain qualified professionals on the autism spectrum.

We are excited to assist in realising this initiative. Our mission is to build high-performing teams from groups of highly-skilled individuals. We are passionate about identifying commercially-compelling opportunities in organisations for neurodiverse teams and uncovering extraordinary individuals to form those teams.

Blue Umbrella is a proud supporter of the Neurodiversity Hub initiative. Blue Umbrella incubates and accelerates businesses focused on meaningfully improving the lives of people with autism, other forms of neurodiversity and special needs. We do this through our suite of information products and services and extensive connections within our growing network of autism and neurotech companies, talented innovators, investors and corporate buyers

MeasureOne is a higher education data analytics company that enables students, employers, schools and lenders fully leverage academic data and student information through comprehensive data mining techniques. Rich transcript data can also be used to accelerate diversity and inclusion initiatives. Our reports can package and showcase essential information that compliments the academic transcripts of autistic and neuro-diverse candidates. This can enable employers to identify internship and job applicants who do not rise to the attention of recruiters via traditional approaches and who may be challenged in the interview process. 

Life Sherpa is an assistive technology platform that functions as a virtual coach that provides the scaffolding to help neurodiverse individuals become more self-reliant at home, in the workplace and in life. 

Life Sherpa-built programs deliver continuous, reinforced behavioral training and support through mobile devices to help colleges with post secondary programs, job coaching organizations and employers cost effectively manage and retain neurodiverse talent.  

Stairway to STEM is an online resource for autistic students, their parents, and post-secondary STEM instructors. Our mission is to help autistic students realize their capacity for success as they transition to college environments and beyond. We support student confidence, resilience, and self-advocacy.

Bravo Careers is a career management firm supporting clients with coaching, career and leadership development.

At Bravo our mission focuses on enabling people to  'live their lives more fully through what they do' – a philosophy that resonates with individuals and corporates as it enables people to embrace their work and achieve success.  Bravo has developed and evolved a suite of programs for people with disabilities - Bravo Ability Services.  We develop programs for our clients by listening to them which ensures we remain innovative in our approach.

We help students with ASD explore and navigate college options before, during and through the college process. Additionally, we provide campuses and professionals with the tools and training to work effectively with students on the spectrum and to understand the challenges as well as the talents they bring. We specialize in COLLEGE COUNSELING (helping students find the right college) and WORK/CAREER READINESS (skill building for interviews, jobs and work skills).

The I CAN Network is driving a rethink of Autism, from ‘I Can’t’ to ‘I CAN’.  They mentor young people on the Autism Spectrum to live life with an ‘I CAN’ attitude. They bring out the ‘awe’ in AWEtism through education, advocacy and providing opportunities.  They build networks across schools, universities, TAFEs, communities, businesses and governments.

I CAN are Australia’s first social enterprise founded by people with Autism. 

HAAPE is an all-volunteer, IRS section 501c3 non-profit with the mission to focus on the ASD employment crisis. It creates, funds (95-98% of budget), nurtures employment programs for people with ASD and partners with other organizations to operate employment programs including:

•  SPECTRUMTECH, a software testing and quality assurance training and employment center for people with ASD located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Broward College Avionics Maintenance Certification Program. Program expansion to include Marine and Automotive in January

• HAAPE Job Board matches skills of employment seekers with ASD to employers 

As a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation and charity, the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) champions the development of a robust information security sector by building the capacity of professionals in Australia and advancing the cyber security and safety of the public as well as businesses and governments in Australia.

Lexxic is proud to collaborate with the Neurodiversity Hub. As leaders in empowering neurodiversity in the workplace, we believe all minds belong, so it is our mission to inspire a working world that supports and values the talents of neurodiverse minds, empowering individuals to be their best selves at work. As specialist psychological consultancy, we partner with organisations to make a positive difference; creating tailored strategic change programmes and delivering psychological support services to neurodiverse talent.

At Zavikon we believe there is a job for everyone to apply their talents and skills in a meaningful way. Zavikon is an employment agency dedicated to preparing, matching, placing, and supporting qualified candidates with disabilities or those who are neurodivergent with employers who believe inclusion is the future. Our vision is to change the unemployment and underemployment outcomes for individuals who are uniquely abled and underserved through placing them in career focused employment while providing support and education to the employer to ensure a successful and mutually beneficial relationship.

SourceAbled uses a consultative approach of best practices, effective training, and an end-to-end, tech-enabled hiring platform to attract, hire, onboard, support and retain neurodivergent talent. SourceAbled is a trusted guide through the design, implementation, and sustainability to create an environment where high quality neurodivergent talent are well supported, and all employees are valued and comfortable bringing their authentic self to work.

CAI Neurodiverse Solutions is an end-to-end neurodiversity employment program that helps clients realize the benefits of neurodiversity. Developed by global technology services firm CAI, the organization’s successful employment model is designed to bring the underutilized and untapped talent pool of neurodivergent individuals into the workforce. Since 2013, CAI Neurodiverse Solutions has placed hundreds of neurodivergent employees in rewarding, long-lasting careers, who have provided value, connecting DEI goals, business needs, and sourcing solutions. We are proud to partner with Neurodiversity Hub and lead the way to an inclusive workforce environment – together.

EnAble India is a non-profit organization working for economic independence and dignity of persons with disability since 1999. Enable India is considered a pioneer in employability and employment of persons with disability. EnAble India’s vision is a world with persons with disability including neurodivergent individuals as active citizens and nation builders. EnAble India’s mission is to build a sustainable Livelihood Ecosystem for millions of PwDs to attain a dignified life while having a positive impact on the economy and society.

atWork Australia connects people and business, so both can thrive. atWork Australia works with people living with disability, injury, illness and disadvantage looking for work and employers looking to access the full talent pool and hire a diverse workforce. atWork Australia’s belief is that work’s for everyone.

Link OT is the first ever neurodiversity consultancy service that utilizes evidence-based medical frameworks to get inside the psychology of what it means to think, process, interact, and self-regulate differently, resulting in neuro-inclusive recruitment, hiring, onboarding, integration and retention practices.

Valence Vibrations is an emotion AI startup delivering emotional feedback in real-time conversation, aiming to improve emotional perception across different neurotypes, languages, communication styles, and cultures. Valence’s Zoom plugin for employers will show real-time emotional subtitles to improve team communication.

Simplify's mission is to deliver the leading global workforce neurodiversity technology solution. We are devoted to supplying cutting-edge, contemporary technology solutions that empower our clients to manage their external neurodiverse workforce seamlessly and efficiently. Creators of the Neurodiversity Career Connector, Simplify helps some of the world's largest companies access and embrace neurodistinct talent.

The Directioneering Group is the largest privately owned, Australian provider of career management services. We help organisations and their employees to navigate change by providing customised career solutions that support people to take the next steps in their professional life. 

The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in the Cornell University ILR School (Ithaca, NY, USA) is pleased to contribute to the conceptualization of how to bridge educational and vocational opportunity for neuro-diverse youth in university settings, and to afford our future HR professionals from the ILR School a close-up opportunity to study such innovative initiatives.

The Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre develops evidence-based strategies for supporting people with autism and their families. A key research theme is employment and transition to adulthood. The Centre is the research partner for DXC Technology’s innovative autism employment initiative, the Dandelion Program.

The University of Haifa Department of Occupational Therapy is dedicated to both training excellent qualified Occupational Therapists and conducting research about the role of purposeful activity (occupation) and its efficacy in human life, in health and in illness.