Enabled Talent Founder Launches Canada Disability Entrepreneurs Network

"Community, especially for people with disabilities, plays a very key role," Singh said.

CDEN extends Singh's broader mission. He started Enabled Talent to match disabled job seekers with organizations that fit their abilities, and to provide tools that make hiring and work more accessible.

The platform recently launched PowerSpeak, a free iOS tool for people with speech and communication disabilities. It functions like other Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) platforms, using a soundboard-style interface. The difference is the price: zero dollars, versus hundreds for comparable apps.

"Being a company building into accessibility, people would say that if you want to build something, we can't afford this $600 app, this is something you could do," Singh said. He noted strong demand for an Android version. "They were like 'employment is [secondary], when this is out, they [can] start looking for employment.'"

Some of Enabled Talent's infrastructure, including its talent matchmaking tools, will support CDEN even though the two are separate entities. The new organization will operate from a Sudbury office with chapters across Canada. Singh confirmed chapters in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, with Alberta and Saskatchewan "in progress." The program itself is remote and does not require relocation.

CDEN is launching with in-kind support from its team members. Singh said the organization will seek external funding in the near future. Registration opens this week, with a "hard launch" scheduled for the fall.