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Tracey’s journey to workforce success
Tracey, a participant in Ability Options’ WorkReady program, has shown remarkable perseverance and has made incredible strides in her employment journey over the past year. A true celebration of her growth on the journey to workforce success. Tracey faced nearly a year of unemployment before landi
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Journey of Resilience: From participant to employee at Ability Options
Adam was born in Canberra and grew up blind, navigating a world not always designed for people with visual impairments. His early years were marked by significant challenges, from accessing education to participating in everyday activities. Despite these obstacles, Adam developed resilience and adap
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Delivering DES with Australia Post
In 2022, we partnered with Australia Post to provide another great pathway to employment for our Disability Employment Services (DES) participants. We recently hosted a series of engagement days as part of the partnership, giving our participants an opportunity to learn more about the employment mar
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Ability Options 300 Jobs for Christmas campaign hits its mark
Supporting people doing it tough over Christmas In the lead up to Christmas Day, our employment teams wanted to make an ambitious push to support at least 300 of our employment program participants to find work. Having employment during peak seasons like Christmas helps people provide for their fami
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From pitch to support: A budding career powered by passion and a drive for inclusion
Teamwork, as it happens, really does make the dream work. For a budding young footballer from Aotearoa (New Zealand), who ended up pursuing a dream career in Disability Support, team sports and team-based work really make the day-to-day something worthwhile. Although Ability Options’ Michelle was
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Embracing Change: Mathew’s Journey from R&R Care to Ability Options
Late last year, R&R Care, a disability services provider on the Mid-North Coast, joined the Ability Options community. Mathew, who worked at CHESS Connect before moving to R&R Care about a year ago, shares his thoughts and experiences of the transition to Ability Options. My name is Mathew
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Recognising dedication to our sector: Tracey, STAR 2022 Employee of the Year
ParentsNext Manager Tracey took home the trophy for STAR Employee of the Year at our annual STAR Awards Ceremony, recognised by our colleagues for her extraordinary efforts in 2022. The leadership Tracey demonstrated throughout the year is something to aspire to. She’s built a strong team who st
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A career built on helping others in their employment journey
Jess has had a rich career supporting people into meaningful work for the last six years, and she's just getting started. Here is her story.
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