Author Archives: Able Australia

Over the last year, Stewart has been participating in the Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East (MIE) at Zone Bowling! Special Olympics MIE is a club that deliver regular sporting, recreational and social activities for over 200 athletes. Stewart, along with his Able Australia support staff, regularly visit the venue to practice bowling, enjoy some lunch […]

Clients from our Young Adults Program in Tasmania continue to experience lots of fun day outings and activities. Recently, Paul, Karen, Jack and Drew and their friends were visited by a festive therapy dog! Dog therapy is specially trained to provide comfort, emotional support and affection which can help with mental health, social skills, physical […]

Thank you to our kind supporters who donated to our Christmas Appeal to raise funds to provide our tailored programs and support services for our clients living with disability. A special thanks to donors who sent Christmas messages for our clients – as you can see these messages of friendship and support have brightened their […]

We’ve had lots of festive fun this last month! Deb, Jono, Rebecca and their friends had a ball setting up and decorating their Christmas tree at Able Australia East Melbourne Day Centre. Chris, Stewart, Gianni and Theo also had lots of fun taking the train into the city to  visiting Santa! Image description L to […]

We are excited to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)! Held each year on 3 December, this day promotes community awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. The United National IDPwD theme for 2024 is ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’. This theme is about […]

Alex is a talented artist who specialises in tactile artmaking. “I first got into Creative Arts back in 2010 when I was asked to try out an Art Session with Able Australia. Without the support of Able, I wouldn’t have known about the deafblind community and wouldn’t have taken up Art.” Alex says. “I love […]

On 20 August, the Boards of Able Australia Services and Mosaic Support Services announced our intention to merge. Today, we are excited to announce that we have Board approval, and the merger will take effect on 9 December 2024.   Joint Able and Mosaic teams have been established to plan the details of the integration and […]

Recently, our Deafblind Recreation group visited the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. Able Australia, in partnership with Deafblind Victoria, have created a 12-month Recreational Program for clients who use our deafblind services and the wider deafblind community. This program helps people from the deafblind community to come together, socialise and try new activities. The group and […]

This is Leanne. Leanne has recently been looking for paid employment. For the last four years, Leanne has been enjoying her part-time volunteer work where she is gaining so much valuable experience and skills working in an office environment. With the support of her Able Australia Support Workers, Leanne has been applying for jobs and […]

Jack, Josh, Coby, Laura and their friends from our Young Adults Program are loving their workout sessions with Crystal from Motivity Fitness Longford. These sessions are a part of the Health and Wellbeing program in Tasmania supported by Brian M. Davis Charitable Foundation. Making exercise accessible to all and fun! Watch the video below to […]