Author Archives: Able Australia

Each year, Able Australia hosts Able Art – an event that showcases the incredible art that our clients with disability create. Able Art is a weeklong event that coincides with 3 December – International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). IDPwD aims to increase public awareness, understanding, and acceptance of people with disability. It is […]

Have you ever noticed how much you are using technology in your day-to-day life to make things easier? Unfortunately, access to mainstream technologies that we use everyday is not yet as available for people with deafblindness. To combat this, Able Australia have collaborated with Swinburne University to better understand the current technology use and needs […]

Every year, our Queensland team put together 100 food and toy hampers which are provided to families and individuals who are experiencing financial distress. We want to ensure that everyone has a merry Christmas, no matter their circumstances. For the last 5 years, McAuley College have assisted us with a toy drive so we can […]

Clients Eric and Craig love to cook and help others! So over the past few months, Able staff have been supporting Eric and Craig to attend the Gagebrook Community Centre to participate in their Fast Foodies program. The Fast Foodies program is run by volunteers who cook meals, relishes, jams and chutneys for the Waterbridge […]

At Able Australia, we continue enrich the quality of life of residents of aged care homes who are socially isolated or lonely through our Community Visitors Scheme (CVS). It also helps establish links between people living in aged care homes and their local community. Trish (in the image below to the left pictured with one […]

In light of R U OK Day on 9 September, Able Australia sent each of our 730 staff around Australia a special care pack. We used the care packs as an opportunity for our people leaders to check in with staff about their mental wellbeing, which is especially important during this time of COVID-19 restrictions […]

We are so pleased and appreciative to acquire a new Able branded Food Services Vehicle! This vehicle represents the purchase of a program specific vehicle, for collecting grocery products from Food Bank and Second Bite Coles Supermarkets, as well as other suppliers including Woolworths and Aldi. These products are then transported to our Food Pantry […]

In Australia, Deafblind Awareness Week was celebrated from the 21st – 27th June this year. The global initiative for Deafblind Awareness Week 2021 was yarn bombing. This is a form of street art where knitted or crocheted squares adorn an object in a public space. Why Yarn Bombing? Yarn bombing is a fun and creative […]

Recently in May, clients from our Lifestyle Choices and Young Adults program in Tasmania attended the Equine Program! This program was set up by Rebecca from Reclink Northern Tasmania, and is open for all members of the community to join in on the fun. Our clients had the opportunity to brush, feed and ride the […]