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Our CEO Lynette McKeown and Meredith Prain (she/her) PhD, National Head of Centre of Excellence – Deafblind are attending the 18th Deafblind International World Conference in Ottawa, Canada! Deafblind International World Conference is a comprehensive 4-day educational program and pre event Board and Network meetings. This year’s theme is Global Connections: The Future in Our […]

We are excited to have collaborated with RMIT University’s Workforce Innovation and Development Institute and Yooralla in research to gain an understanding on the retention of new disability support workers. This applied research project investigated the experience of 50 Disability Support Workers who had worked at Able Australia and Yooralla for between 6 to 12 […]

Visit us at the Ipswich Fresh Futures Market on 6 September! This event dedicated to showcasing opportunities for people living with a disability. Our Able Australia Queensland team will have a stall at the event where you can ask us any questions you may have, and have the chance to win some amazing prizes too! […]

Meet Karen! About 12 years ago, Karen suffered a severe stroke that paralysed the left side of her body and affected her brain functionality including sight and speech. Karen was told by doctors that she would never walk again. With the support of Able Australia staff, Karen has defeated the odds and is now not […]

On a beautiful sunny winter’s morning, Jonathon, Stewart, Ron, Francis and Colin made the journey to Richmond’s training ground at the Swinburne Centre, also known as Punt Road Oval. Jonathon, Stewart, Ron, Francis and Colin were very excited to meet Richmond players, Trent Cotchin and Noah Balta in person and get photos and shirts signed […]

After a delay of four years due to Covid, we recently held our annual Day On The Bay (previously known as Able On The Bay) on June 22 2023. Held in collaboration with Deafblind Victoria (DBV), the event was attended by 80 people who are deafblind and their supports. Able has partnered with the Beaumaris […]

Changes to Board of Directors We would like to announce that Peter Reilly OAM has recently stepped down from his position as Chair of the Able Australia Board of Directors, and thank him for his service. Peter has served Able Australia on the Board, as both Chair and Treasurer, over a period of twelve years. […]

The Monash Sensory Science Exhibition – Autoimmunity is a free sensory exhibition curated specifically for blind, low-vision and diverse needs audiences of all ages and science literacies. Happening on Friday June 30, participants are invited to come along and explore eight autoimmune diseases through multi-sensory, multi-modal artworks and tactile displays. From handcrafted immune cells made […]

On 27 April, participants of our Deafblind Recreation Program, along with their supports went to the Collingwood Children’s Farm! Able Australia’s Deafblind Rec Program is a 12-month program for clients who use our deafblind services and the wider deafblind community via Deafblind Victoria. We also extended the invitation to the deaf/deafblind people who frequent Able’s […]

National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers and will be held on 15 – 21 May 2023. National Volunteer Week 2023 is a celebration of our power to drive change and ensure volunteering is inclusive of all members of the Australian community. To say thank you, we took our amazing volunteers in South […]