On 17 March, Able Australia client, Jonathon reached one of his biggest goals – seeing a film at the cinema. Jonathon attends our Able East Day Service in Melbourne. “Today was a very special day working with Jonathan – it was a day that we achieved a massive goal” says Ben, Jonathan’s Able Disability Support […]
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On March 28, we held our second ‘come and try day’ for people with deafblindness and their support networks to come and try different technologies. The event was held at our Northcote Day Service in our Tech Room. We had a broad range of high and low technology devices for people to try, including smart […]
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Able Australia’s Day Service in Camberwell successfully hosted a record-breaking crowd at our St Patrick’s Day event. Clients from our Day Centres and Able supported homes were invited, along with their families and staff. This all-day event featured many fun activities for our clients to get involved in, such as a potato-on-spoon race, St Paddy’s […]
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme, not yet adequately addressing the inequity in provision of disability services in Australia
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme, not yet adequately addressing the inequity in provision of disability services in Australia One of the driving forces behind the ‘Every Australian Counts’ campaign to establish a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was the inequity of disability service provision, between States, Territories and regions. Approaching its 11th year of implementation, […]
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Meet Julie. Julie likes to keep busy throughout the week. “My typical week is interesting and full of activities” says Julie. “I go to a Mozart program on Monday and Wednesday, Hydrotherapy on Tuesday once per fortnight and Community Access with my Support Worker on Fridays”. “Rana supports me to go out and about, pushing […]
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Able Australia is proud to announce we have been selected as an approved Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) service provider. As a result, Able will now support MAIB clients with support programs. The MAIB is a Tasmanian Government Enterprise (GBE). The objective of the MAIB is to administer the funding and payment of Tasmania’s compulsory […]
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Michael is an Able Australia client and attends our Lifestyle Choices program in Tasmania four days a week. Able’s Lifestyle Choices program includes day programs, outings in the community, travelling as a group to a program, events and day trips. Michael travelled with a group to Devonport to attend Don River Railway, Tasmania. The train […]
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Feb
We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Chief People Officer Meagan Downie Knowles who joined our team last week. Welcome to #TeamAble Meagan. We asked Meagan a few questions as you will read her energy shines through. What drew you to work at Able? I have spent the bulk of my career […]
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Recently, some of our clients living in Able Australia supported homes came together to celebrate Able client Terry’s 71st birthday! The group gathered for a lovely meal and shared some cake. Terry loved his Carlton Polo he was gifted. Able client Phil, who once isolated himself, is now out and enjoying attending the events thrown […]
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Able Australia’s Creative Arts Therapy Group program is back! Come along to our group program designed to support adults with intellectual disabilities experiencing social isolation. This program includes a range of creative arts such as movement, art, dance and sound as a vehicle to explore social connectedness, build self-confidence, promote autonomy and enhance overall quality […]