While many of us may be familiar with service dogs, a mum in Tasmania has thought outside the square to provide a different array of service animals for her son who is a wheelchair user and other clients in Able’s Tasmanian community and beyond. She started with a cow and has since extended her ‘cow […]
Category Archives: Latest News
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Mar
Mar
The Deafblind Employability Project: A step in the right direction The United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities Article 27. States “States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely […]
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Mar
Mar
At Able Australia, we offer students an opportunity to learn from our experienced support workers, staff members and managers on how to provide high quality person-centred support to people with disability. We want to ensure that people with disability are heard, valued and live the life they choose with the support that they need. One […]
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Feb
Feb
Meet Eric! Eric is an Able Australia client who has a real interest and flair for design. Eric’s latest creation is this amazing cardboard mock-up of a restaurant with a pool! He started his creation by firstly drawing up a number of blueprints by hand for the restaurant prior to commencing construction. Eric collaborated with […]
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Jan
Jan
We are excited to announce that our Northcote Day Centre is officially back open as of today (12 January)! Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we temporarily closed our state-of-the-art centre to keep our clients safe. We were able to slowly open it back up with a limited capacity. Now we are back open for our clients, […]
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Jan
Jan
In early December 2020, we delivered 48 donated craft packs to our clients living in supported homes across Victoria. Simonne and the amazing volunteer group from NextGen Philanthropy generously made packs that included different craft materials so that our clients can get creative this festive season. This amazing volunteer group also contributed to sewing protective […]
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Dec
Dec
With the end of year fast approaching and as we begin to reflect on the year, we are extremely grateful for the many organisations who supports us. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Logan City Council for their very generous donation of $1,000. Earlier in the month Mayor Darren Power of […]
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Dec
Dec
As an Art Therapist, Victoria’s role is based around working with clients, either in a group or one-on-one setting, with art materials in a therapeutically-minded way. Victoria facilitates group art therapy sessions at our new Northcote Day Centre and is curating 2020 Able Art. Whilst we haven’t been able to run our art therapy sessions […]
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Dec
Dec
Each year Able has a number of projects which our workforce are significantly devoted to. Winner of the 2019 Debbie Prior Award Leslie Barr donated her prize money of $3,000 to the Sensory Garden at the Northcote Day Centre. With the help of Allyson (Ally) (Able Australia Disability Support Worker), Les and Ally generously donated […]
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Nov
Nov
During 2019, participants of the Young Adults program in Tasmania attended many interesting activity sessions at TasTAFE! Once session included using virtual 3D goggles! Clients chose what they would like to see through the goggles, such as an underwater scene where they could touch fish, poke at sea anemone and walk a seabed. Other activities […]