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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 […]

On 11 May 2023, Able Australia had the pleasure of inviting Herbert Smith Freehills staff to experience art with a new perspective at their lunch event. We had four interactive stands on offer for Herbert Smith Freehills staff to engage in. Able’s Creative Art Therapist, Helena, held a stand all about how movement and dance […]

Joe Monteleone, Able Australia client and accomplished artist created this magnificent linocut artwork of Flinders Street Station. Joe is deafblind, and has Ushers Syndrome type 1. During the day Joe experiences tunnel vision, and at night, he has no vision at all. Joe does not let that stop him from achieving his life goals and […]

Many of Able Australia’s clients have goals of becoming more independent. At Able, we are here to support our clients to reach their personal goals. One way that our clients are achieving this specific goal is by using community request cards. Our Able staff created these cards for our clients who do not communicate vocally. […]

With the support of the Brian M. Davis Grant, our Tasmanian clients enjoyed a cultural cooking program. They explored different cultures with cooking classes including safe food handling, and learned the local customs and traditions. This video shares the recipes and experience from our Cuban cooking day!