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Casuarina Grove – Art Exhibition

  • January 22

Casuarina Grove is the first purpose-built village for people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs associated with ageing. Every year, an Art Exhibition is held displaying the amazing work of residents. Each resident produced paintings on canvas, colouring-in, and stellar photography. Three sections of their work were displayed. Section A had works of art completed with no support or assistance. Sections B and C represented semi and fully supported works of art, made alongside wel... CONTINUE READING

Vanessa’s Newfound Freedom

  • August 23

Vanessa had been living in a nursing home after being hospitalised, after she developed a long-term illness. This illness resulted in Vanessa becoming completely blind and needing to use a wheelchair for mobility. Prior to her diagnosis, Vanessa had lived independently and had also run her own hairdressing business. Vanessa wanted to change her living arrangements and after receiving a Supported Assessment, she connected with our Support Coordinator, Karmen, who worked with Vanessa t... CONTINUE READING

Chris Excels at Harvey Norman

  • July 6

Chris came to us very motivated and keen to work although he needed some support with building his confidence. Chris was very studious in attending all appointments and interviews and had a keen eye for IT/computers which he also has qualifications for. This industry became the focus in supporting Chris in his job search. Chris successfully gained employment and commenced a position as Computer Technician/Customer Service team member in the Tech Bay at Harvey Norman Castle Hill. With suppo... CONTINUE READING

Natalie’s Celebration

  • June 22

GOOD NEWS STORIES You are here:Home/ Employment Options / Good News Stories / Natalie's Success at H&MPrint Fashion Fan Natalie Celebrates One Year Anniversary with Retail Brand H&M Natalie’s journey to find her ideal job started nearly two years back. After months of navigating the employment market with a different provider, Natalie’s clinicians at Karrikin Youth Mental Health Service referred her to Olympus Solutions, the employment service of Ability Options. “At the... CONTINUE READING

Hristo Finds his Ideal Home

  • June 12

Hristo has been using Ability Options' Support Coordination service since 2016. In late 2019, Hristo and his family met with his Support Coordinator, Krystal, to talk about moving out of home into Supported Independent Living (SIL), with access to 24/7 support. Krystal coordinated with Anna, our SIL Engagement Specialist, and arranged information sessions to support the family to make an informed decision... CONTINUE READING

Lauren and Both Find a Place to Call Home

  • May 4

Two participants, Lauren and Both (pronounced Booth) were referred to the Ability Options Support Coordination (COS) Team in mid-March 2020, looking for supported accommodation. Lauren was referred, as she was based at Springwood Hospital with no medical reason to stay there. During her first appointment with our Support Coordinator, Karen, Lauren and her family expressed their desire for her to move into a permanent home to call her own. Within two weeks, Lauren relocated into a fully access... CONTINUE READING

Harry Embraces the Farm Life

  • March 21

Harry is a participant of WorkReady and has experienced significant growth in his time with our service. During this time, he has achieved many goals, including; working on the driver knowledge test, improving social skills, handling money, increasing his independent living and travel skills. In addition, Harry’s consultant also supported him to complete a First Aid Course, Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and Technology, Certificate II in Hospitality, and accomplish his goal of gai... CONTINUE READING

Let’s Thread Together

  • December 1

‘Thread Together’ is a new organisation that takes new clothing, shoes and accessories that don’t sell in retail stores (and are destined for landfill) and distribute to service users and participants of Not for Profit organisations. Ability Options have just entered into an agreement with Thread Together, and recently a group of Sydney accommodation residents went on a shopping trip to the Thread Together store in the city.... CONTINUE READING

Brendan’s “legen-dairy” achievement

  • June 27

Brendan joined WorkReady in September 2018. During this time Brendan worked vigorously toward achieving his career goal of employment within the hospitality industry and did so with a passionate determination, strong work ethic and an eagerness to learn. Brendan successfully gained RSA and RCG qualifications and obtained his Learners License. Brendan would consistently express his love for his “local” – The Wyong Milk Factory. Brendan was in awe of this multi-faceted hospitality busines... CONTINUE READING

Thomas’ Story – A great time to explore work options

  • June 14

If you’ve never been unemployed, you may occasionally dream of never working again. However, for many people who have been out of the workforce for more than a few months, there may be a sense of alienation from society and anxiety about whether their situation will ever change. That anxiety is exacerbated for those with a physical or mental impairment, who know they face additional hurdles to getting a job. When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated for in 20... CONTINUE READING

Ability Options promotes Short-Term Accommodation services to community at The Retreat

On Wednesday, 10 April, local community members came together for an Open Day at Ability Options’ inclusive...

Ability Options would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging.