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Participants vote for their Choice at Ability Options STAR Awards

  • November 28

On Friday, 22 November, Ability Options participants voted for Nick - a Senior Manager for our Disability Services on the Mid North Coast - to take home the Participant Choice Award at the 2024 STAR Awards. The STAR Awards recognise the wonderful work our colleagues do to support people to achieve their aspirations and inclusion in the community. The peer-nominated program also celebrates the achievements of people in our teams who consistently go above and beyond throughout the year. [c... CONTINUE READING

Participants get hands on with Jaybro

  • August 30

Infrastructure Supply Specialist Jaybro recently hosted an immersion day for Ability Options’ Disability Employment Services participants to explore career opportunities and have an open discussion about ways to overcome employment barriers.  The day was a successful example of how businesses can actively and positively eng... CONTINUE READING

Making moves in South Windsor

  • August 30

Ability Options participants at South Windsor have a new place to call home after successfully moving into a house purpose built by Specialist Disability Housing provider, Casa Capace. Participants are now making new connections and living a life of independence with support from Ability Options. ... CONTINUE READING

Finding a path to employment success with Ability Options

  • August 29

Julia, a Disability Employment Services (DES) participant, has made remarkable strides in her professional and personal life, with support from Ability Options. Living with an intellectual disability and facing many barriers to achieving her goals, Julia's journey to sustainable employment has been both challenging and inspiring. ... CONTINUE READING

Kimiley’s journey to resilience

  • June 17

A big part of what Ability Options does is support people in their communities. This can range from helping people find employment and develop key life skills, but it can also be through supporting people to improve their wellbeing. Low Intensity Mental Health (LIMH) services can be profoundly beneficial for people going throug... CONTINUE READING

Delivering DES with Australia Post

  • June 17

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 market, career opportun... CONTINUE READING

Choosing to STA-y with Ability Options brings Jarred closer to independence

  • June 17

With the housing market currently in a crisis with low stock and high prices nationally, finding a home can be tricky, but finding the right disability accommodation services can be even trickier, including for short-term accommodation. Jarred, a keen Sea Eagles supporter and Mid-North Coastie, wants to start living more independently. His mum Michelle says it’s a big goal for her son and one that isn’t without its challenges. For him to ease into living independently, Michelle says Ja... CONTINUE READING

Ability Options 300 Jobs for Christmas campaign hits its mark

  • April 10

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... CONTINUE READING

7 Benefits of NDIS Day Programs

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