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News16 July 2021

Mutual Obligations Update

Mutual Obligation Requirements have been temporarily suspended until Tuesday 3 August 2021. This extended suspension of requirements applies to job seekers and participants with mutual obligation requirements across employment services programs − jobactive, ParentsNext, and DES. This applies throughout the LGAs of Bayside, Blue Mountains, Canada Bay, Central Coast, City of Sydney, Greater Sydney, Inner […]

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News13 July 2021

Temporary site closures due to COVID

Due to the Sydney lock down and the heightened exposure sites in the South West Sydney, we will be temporarily closing the following offices until Friday the 16th July 2021, with a decision on extending these temporary closures to be made at the end of the week depending on circumstances. Auburn Parramatta Merrylands Fairfield Cabramatta […]

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News12 May 2021

COVID-19 first vaccinations day

We were the first disability service provider to be rolling out the new and approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations. Participants were in Phase 1a, as were quarantine, border, and frontline health workers. The first 20 vaccinations happened at Castle Hill Medical Centre. This media event was shown live across the country and our own Disability Support […]

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News10 December 2019

Royal Commission Into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability

Ability Options is looking forward to engaging in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability. We see it as a real and positive opportunity to identify and make the changes needed to ensure that people with a disability are respected for their worth, treated with dignity and respect […]

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For people living with a disability, having access to an occupational therapist is enormously valuable in helping them to enjoy the maximum quality of life, by helping them be active and achieve independence.

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Alise’s Story

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Partnerships and Affiliations

NDS is Australia’s peak industry body for non-government disability services, servicing members at local, state and national levels.

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Partnering to create better housing solutions for young people with disability in the Hunter.

Setting a new standard in accommodation so that people with disability can live life to the fullest.

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Olympus Solutions is a partnership with Ability Options where each organisation brings its own skills and experience to provide specialised employment services for the community.

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Ability Options is a proud supporter of the Teamwork Works Campaign. We invite you to join the campaign calling for a strong NDIS!

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