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Optus RockCorps rock Ability Options Wholesale Nursery
Contents
From the CEO’s desk
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My Plan, My Choice: Early Start Program
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Events and Fundraisers
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Employment Star Ratings on the Rise
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Hunter and the NDIS
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Harmony Day
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Gardening Australia
ISSUE 5, APRIL 2014
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Ability Options partners with local hair salon 12
On Thursday 20 February 2014, over 50 volunteers donated four hours of their time to help us make over the
gardens at Ability Options Wholesale Nursery in St Clair. Sticking to the Optus RockCorps mantra of ‘Give and Get
Given’ volunteers received in return for volunteering a ticket to a money can’t buy concert at Luna Park Sydney, this
year featuring Samantha Jade, Empire of the Sun and Rudimental.
Bright eyed and keen to get started our volunteers showed up at 10am ready to get their hands dirty and work hard
for their tickets, which they most certainly did, with shovels hitting the dirt for hours on end. Volunteers split into four
groups each with their own area to focus on including the front garden, the entrance to the office, a side garden and
one group getting hands on plant growing experience through propagation and weeding.
In a ‘blink and you will miss it moment’, the gardens were suddenly transformed—a complete makeover. What was
over grown and full of weeds was suddenly bright and colourful with freshly laid plants.
The Optus RockCorps program encourages people to give volunteering a try in the hope that they will enjoy it
and volunteer with not-for-profits on an ongoing basis. This paid off for Ability Options who has since had an eager
volunteer want to do his work placement with us, as well as over half the volunteers wanting to stay in touch.
It’s really working
To see some great pictures from the day visit abilityoptions.org.au/optusrockcorps
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CEO Update
My Plan, My Choice: Early Start program
These last few months have been incredibly busy across all divisions
that have had some amazing achievements over this time. With
quarter one 2014 behind us; I am excited to announce that there
will be some fun times ahead for quarter two. Make sure you take
a look at all of the events that will be coming up during this
time. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces there.
The My Plan, My Choice: Early Start Program was
established as a pilot program in 2010 to trial
individualised funding for families.
The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) has continued to grow and
I am pleased to introduce a number of new faces to the team
that will assist me to drive our organisation towards a great
future with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Michelle Hodge has come on board as the new Executive
Leader, Accommodation & Supported Living, Nicola Hayhoe,
who has been relieving in this role for the past 10 months,
will now focus solely as the Executive Leader, Community &
Lifestyles. Lastly, I would also like to officially welcome Brian Ward
and Naomi McCorkell to the SLT. Brian has been acting as
our interim CFO for the last few months but has now agreed
to join Ability Options on a permanent basis and Naomi has
moved into the role of Executive Leader—New South Wales NDIS.
Our annual strategic planning day took place in February. This
day was a huge success with the SLT, Board Directors and Our
Patron working towards shaping the future of Ability Options
as we move ahead into the NDIS. Outcomes from the day
included developing initiatives that will drive growth across all
divisions which will form part of the overall business plan for
Ability Options 2014–2017.
We look forward to working with our clients, families
and carers and progressing with our new direction of
‘One Trusted Source—Many Options’.
Best regards,
Fred JP Van Steel
Chief Executive Officer
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The case management team operates this program
with 23 families currently participating, and 16
families successfully completing the program with
some positive results as their young ones started
school this year.
This program is aimed at building on a family’s
knowledge; skills and capacity to self-manage the
needs of their child with a developmental delay
or disability. It aims to allow parents to have a
significant role in determining the supports and
services required for their child with disability
aged 0–5 years not yet attending school.
• Flexibility and the use of creative solutions
are used to address families’ critical stresses;
• The child’s every experience includes
supports and services that promote skill
development and independence;
• Family culture and diversity is acknowledged
and respected.
• Community access and inclusion provide
opportunities to enable families to build
their own supportive networks.
Families have purchased therapies, resources,
activities and equipment with the funding
allocated. Some outcomes include improved
motor skills, speech, language and communication.
Purchasing equipment has enabled some families
to have improved community access and allows
more flexibility within the family unit. In two cases
families were able to purchase second skins body
splints, which are designed to improve specific
skills for each individual, to support with sitting
skills, standing skills, stepping or mobility skills as
well as transfers from sitting to standing, posture,
control and stability of the trunk. Body
splints cost over $2,000
and families would not
have been able to
afford these without
the Early Start funding.
The participants are
now able to sit up
using the body splints
and become more
involved in family
time and
socialisation
with
other
children.
Ability Options would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the
Aboriginal people and pay our respects to the Aboriginal elders both past, present
and future. Ability Options respects the significant contributions made by Aboriginal
community organisations and groups, Aboriginal community members and Aboriginal staff.
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What’s On
Events and Fundraising
Below is a calendar of some of the locations where
Ability Options will be during the next quarter. If you
are in the area, we would love to have a chat with you.
Ability Options has a busy time ahead with a number of events throughout the months of May and June that
we hope you can join us for.
Post School Options Expo
The Concourse, The Pavilion Room,
409 Victoria Avenue Chatswood, 12pm–7pm
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Ability Options Mad Hatters Night of Trivia
Parramatta Town Hall
182 Church Street, Parramatta. Doors open at 6.30pm
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Hills Volunteering Expo
Castle Grand Community Centre, Cnr of Pennant
and Castle Streets, Castle Hill,10am–1pm
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26
JUN
When: Friday 16 May 2014
Time:
6:30pm for a 7pm start
Where: Parramatta Town Hall, 182 Church Street,
Parramatta NSW 2153
Cost:
$25 per person or $200 per table of ten.
Price includes a delicious dinner and one
non-alcoholic beverage
BYO:
Snacks and alcoholic beverages*
*Ability Options adheres to the responsible service of alcohol requirements.
HSC and Careers Expo
Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park
10am–3pm
Western Sydney Careers Expo
Sydney Olympic Park
9am–3pm
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Join us for a night of trivia fun, festivities,
fundraising, games, raffles and so much more!
School Leavers Expo
Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbi Umbi, 9am–1pm
Blockbuster Movie Night
Event Cinemas, Westfield Parramatta
6.30pm (Movie will commence at 7pm sharp)
To purchase tickets:
Book online at www.prosperityiq.com/e46 or for more
information call 1300 I CAN TOO/ 1300 422 686
ticket sales will close Thursday 15 May at 5pm
Ability Options blockbuster movie night
On Thursday 26 June 2014 Ability Options will be hosting a
blockbuster movie premiere at Event Cinemas in Parramatta.
We are not allowed to give away too much at this stage
but let’s just say it’s a film you won’t want to miss.
Ticket costs are $25 for an individual ticket, $30 for an
individual ticket with a drink and popcorn or $55 for two
tickets, drink and popcorn.
If you would like to book tickets
to this event, please book online
at www.prosperityiq.com/e49 or call
1300 I CAN TOO / 1300 422 686.
Ticket sales will close
Thursday 26 June 2014
at 12pm.
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Ability Options is holding their very
first lottery. Tickets are on sale
now and can be purchased from
abilityoptions.org.au/events
Lottery Details:
YR Hatch
3 Door
($17,000 value)
Mission Transition
Mission Transition has been developed by
our Transition to Work service to provide
potential participants of our program the
opportunity to have a taste of the types of
modules you will be taught, should you decide
to register to be part of our program. The
program will be offered during terms two,
three and four and has been developed as a
10 week work skills based program. To qualify
for Mission Transition, you will need to be
completing year 12 and be assessed as eligible
according to Department of Ageing, Disability
and Home Care (ADHC) criteria. Ability
Options is more than happy to assist with
your application in this regard.
Program outline:
Week
Topic
Description
One
What is
Transition
to Work?
Participants learn about Transition to
Work and what work experience is.
Two
WHS
Workplace Health and Safety.
Three
Presentation
and Behaviour
Appropriate and inappropriate
workplace. behaviours and attire.
Four
Goals
Setting life goals personal or work related.
Five
Interview Skills
Introduction to interviews. and attire.
Six
Actual Work Skills
Housekeeping skills/Customer Service
and learning about different jobs.
Seven
Confidence
Building
Participants to look into themselves and
think about how they handle situations.
2nd Prize:
$1,000 Gift Voucher from selected retailer
Eight
3rd Prize:
$500 Gift Voucher from selected retailer
Rights and
Responsibilities
Introduction to your rights and
responsibilities at work.
Nine
Communication
Learning about all different ways of
communication and why it is important.
Graduation
Participants are to prepare their
morning tea for the celebration
of graduation.
1st Prize:
• YR Hatch key features
• 5-speed Manual
• Active Braking with intelligence (AB-i)
• Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and
Traction Control (TRC)
• 7 SRS airbags
• 14” steel wheels with full cover (4)
• Power windows
• Multi Information Display (MID)
• CD Tuner with Voice Control and
Bluetooth™[B5] compatibility with
4 speakers
Draw Date:
31/08/2014 8:00 pm
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If you would like any further information
or to secure a booking, please contact:
Caroline Krix, Transition to Work
Manager, (PH) 02 8811 1717 or
(E) [email protected]
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You can achieve anything you want, you just need to put your mind to it!
My name is Sarah and I have been a volunteer and
client with Ability Options. In 2013 I registered with the
South Western Sydney Institute TAFE for the Diploma
of Disability course. It was being offered full-time which
was exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, at
time of registration there were low numbers and I
received a text to notify me that they had no start
date at this point.
A few weeks later I received an email with enrolment
details as the course was going to proceed with 12
students. I was ecstatic that I had been accepted into
the course and was looking forward to commencing my
studies. Due to some previous studies I was even lucky
to have 3 of my units credited which meant that I only
had to complete 13 units to receive my Diploma.
During the second semester, I went on a six week
vacation to visit my family in England which I had not
been back to in 28 years. I had a fabulous holiday and
really enjoyed catching up with my family and look
forward to future holidays over there.
(Intellectual, Neurological and Psychiatric) who assisted
me to undertake this study; it means so much to me.
The course teacher, Gricel Mendez, and the TAFE were
so supportive and flexible throughout my course and
assisted me to ensure that I would still complete the
course on time in November even though I had been
on my holiday. We sat down together to ensure that
we knew what work I would need to complete on
my return and how many hours I would be required
to make up. I could not believe how supportive and
flexible they were and was extremely appreciative at
not having to be withdrawn from the course.
My Plan for 2014 is to undertake my Diploma in Case
Management at the same TAFE—Sarah.
On 25 November 2013, I completed my Diploma in
Disability. Where other TAFEs had previously advised that
I would not be able to complete it, I persevered and
with some hard work achieved my goal and showed
that anything is possible if you want it enough. I would
like to thank my TAFE teachers and teacher consultants
Sarah (middle) with her TAFE support network.
Individualised Drop in Support (Outreach)
Employment Star Ratings on the Rise
This program has two streams either short term or long term support. Both are to
provide support to individuals that live independently in the community.
With the recent public release of the Disability Employment Services star
ratings it is clear that Ability Options is sitting in a solid position.
Drop in Support builds capacity with individuals at home and within their community.
It enables individuals to maximise their independence and assist them to remain in
their own home.They are also given the opportunity to socialise and build social networks.
Support is also given to our ageing clients that need to look at future planning, including
support to address their changing health needs. This is done through client choice and
tailoring their individual plan.
If you are interested in becoming part of our outreach program, please contact Alison
Carpenter on 02 4722 6523 or email [email protected]
Over 70% of sites have improved their performance compared with
the previous release with Mount Druitt ATSI and Seven Hills Generalist
contracts now holding the coveted 5 stars and Baulkham Hills, Mount Druitt
Generalist and Penrith contracts holding 4 stars.
With unemployment predicted to rise this presents
the Employment Division with new challenges but
these are challenges that the team welcome and
will face head-on to ensure all sites achieve the
goal of a minimum 4 stars at all locations.
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University of Newcastle Internship Program
Ability Options has partnered with
the University of Newcastle to host
a Social Work Student on placement
for a period of three months.
We are delighted to welcome Caitlin
Stephenson to the organisation for this
period of time and look forward to
sharing our knowledge with her.
Caitlin is the first social work intern to
be placed at Ability Options and will be working closely
with the Hunter team. Caitlin will be working on a project
plan to develop a volunteer model for the Supported
Accommodation Innovation Fund (SAIF) project.
Hunter Services—meet our team
Naomi McCorkell—Executive Leader, New South
Wales NDIS
Sheridan Ferrier—Community Relationship Manager
Hayley Gawthrop—Labour Resource Coordinator
Tracey Gardner—Service Coordinator
Lisa Bassett—Administration Assistant
224 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 4 ABILITY / 1300 422 454
abilityoptions.org.au
Hunter and National Disability Insurance Scheme
Our Hunter Services has been in operation for just over 6 months and we have enjoyed a steady growth of
clients using services offered by Ability Options.
We are an experienced National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider supporting more than 30 clients who
have made a smooth transition to the NDIS and are experiencing more choice and control over their support needs.
For example, as a result of a flexible NDIS plan, one of our clients who had been working in supported
employment for 15 years is now undertaking a Business Administration course at TAFE and working in an office
one day per week. They are now thinking about how their life could be different and working closely with the
Ability Options’ support team. They are achieving the goals set with them and could be achieving paid work in
mainstream employment in the near future.
When the scheme is rolled out in your area, Ability Options will support you through your transition process to
the NDIS. This will involve a meeting with National Disability Insurance Agency Planner to plan your new support
arrangements in line with your goals and aspirations. We can be involved in this planning meeting to assist you.
The National Disability Insurance Agency will want to hear about your goals and aspirations. You may already
know what these are or you can think about these before attending your planning meeting.
Whilst you may not be transitioning for a few years yet, you can still begin preparing by considering these questions:
The
social activities that
I participate in at home or
familiar places with family
and friends are?
The
things that are
most important to
me are?
The
things that I
like are?
The
community
activities that I
participate in
are?
If you have any questions about the NDIS, please
feel free to call our Hunter team on 1300 422 454.
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The
things I would
most like to
change are?
The
things in my
life that are really
working for me
are?
The
things I would
really like to try
are?
Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund (SAIF) Key-ring Model
Ability Options’ SAIF Key-ring Model for the Hunter and Central Coast
offers a new way of living in an architecturally designed brand new twobedroom villa or duplex in a supported environment.
The SAIF project is a joint initiative between Ability Options and
Compass Housing and is funded by the Australian Government
Department of Social Services.
This program brings together 20 people across six suburbs in the Hunter
and Central Coast who will be part of our Key-ring Model of support.
The Ability Options Key-ring Model is a supported living network made
up of ten homes and membership of the Ability Options Key-ring Model
is made up of ten people living with disability (Key-ring members) and
one Key-ring volunteer. The volunteer is a person who helps out the
Key-ring members.
Ability Options believes that community and informal support are very
important. The Key-ring network encourages members to be good
neighbours, to support each other and to share their skills. Having many
networks mean that there are lots of other members, the Key-ring
volunteer and skilled support workers live just around the corner, so you
are less likely to feel lonely or isolated.
Construction on the first units commenced late last year and are nearing
completion with our first clients preparing to move into their new homes
next month. The properties are located in Elermore Vale, Wallsend,
Edgeworth, Canton Beach, Gorokan and Wyoming and will be completed
by July 2014.
A meet and greet morning tea was held on Tuesday 18 March for Hunter
participants to meet each other and discuss topics relating to their
preparation for moving into supported accommodation.
All participants are very excited about moving out on their own and
shared some insights into what they are looking forward to—with ‘getting
away from mum and dad’ the most popular comment.
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Feiz is now ready to enter the workforce thanks to his Employment Consultant
Throughout 2013, Feiz was suffering from bipolar disorder that saw him hospitalised
on a number of occasions. After working through his condition with his Employment
Consultant, Nigel, Feiz is back to feeling great and looking forward to his prospects
for employment.
Feiz comments ‘Nigel was instrumental in understanding the needs that I
required and even in some instances before I knew what it was that I required.
He ensured that my family obligations and living arrangements were also taken
into account through this process’.
After identifying that Feiz was struggling with his condition, Nigel recommended
that Feiz seek to obtain the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to remove any undue
pressures associated with job search and focus on returning to a full bill of health. Nigel
assisted Feiz every step of the way including attending his job capacity assessment and
advocated for him to ensure that Feiz was well represented and facilitated his DSP
application process.
He continues ‘I am so grateful for the assistance Nigel provided me, he saw me
as a complete person and provided a workable solution that would provide a
guaranteed safety net that didn’t involve any external pressure’.
Feiz is now looking to gain employment and continues to be supported by Nigel.
Outback Steakhouse awards Michelle Employee of the Month
Michelle was recently awarded employee of the
month at Outback Steakhouse. Michelle is a caring,
independent, intelligent but fiercely private person.
Prior to obtaining her position with Outback Steakhouse
she had been out of work and had lost a lot of
confidence not only in herself but also her abilities.
Now with this new lease on life, she is thriving in the
work environment and is slowly regaining her confidence.
When asked how she felt about receiving this amazing
award, she commented “I wasn’t expecting it but it
feels fantastic” she continues on “I still have a lot to
learn and there is still room for more growth but right
now I am very excited”.
It is success stories like this that makes the decision
easy about employing people with disability. Outback
Steakhouse has been working with Ability Options
for over 3 years, during this time there has been a
number of employees who have commenced
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their hospitality careers with Outback Steakhouse
of which a number of them still remain with this
employment partner.
Why choose Ability Options? Restaurant manager,
Mike Hicks states that “Ability Options provides
a high calibre of candidates. With the ever
changing landscapes of business, Ability Options
makes it easy because they grow and adjust to
suit the business they are working with”.
If you are considering employing a person with
disability, the most rewarding part as an employer
is watching them grow and blossom to become
an essential part of your business that you start
to think, how did I ever cope without them
in my business”. If you would like further
information about our Disability Employment
Services, please contact one of our dedicated
employment specialists on 1800 447 427.
Michelle with restaurant Manager, Mike
Leura Garage partnership
Leura Garage is a café-restaurant that is located in the Blue
Mountains. Located just off the main tourist drag, Leura Garage
is a funky and unique cafe that caters to locals and tourists alike.
Decorated to look like a refurbished service garage, it’s very family
friendly and offers an innovative and modern cuisine.
Leura Garage approached Ability Options in February to bring on
board one employee but after meeting with Job Support Consultant,
Heidi Van Gender, who educated them on the services and support that is provided
by Ability Options, they decided to employ another two candidates.
The three clients that have been placed currently work to set up and clean the
restaurant and many other additional tasks that are assigned by managers. As these
clients develop confidence, they will also be provided with opportunities to assist with
food preparation and customer service, opening the door for further candidates to be
placed with Leura Garage.
This is an amazing outcome for the three employees that have been placed, they are
flourishing in their new careers and for two of them it is the first time they have been
in paid employment. They are developing social networks with the other employees
and developing a great sense of achievement firstly by gaining employment and then
by successfully travelling to their workplace, completing their workplace activities, in
which they take great pride.
Leura Garage completely understands the needs that some of our clients present with,
and have been extremely flexible in the working days and hours to accommodate
those needs. All staff are completely supportive providing assistance if and when
required and making them feel part of the team as a valued staff member.
Thank you to Leura Garage for providing this amazing opportunity for our clients to
work in your establishment; it is a great place for us to work with you and within the
community that you provide your services too.
Harmony Day
Harmony Day kicked off in 2014 on 21 March. Ability Options Employment attended
events in both Campbelltown and Penrith.
Harmony Day is a Government initiative of cultural respect for everyone who calls
Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come
from many countries around the world. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we
can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong
to this nation and enrich it.
At both locations there were a number of community activities held including NRL
Ambassadors, entertainment dancers, sporting demonstrations and singers from a range
of different cultures. Ability Options Employment spent their time networking with a
number of people from the community, some who may not have even had disability
but were aware of someone within their immediate network who may need the assistance
of Ability Options. We were that busy that within the first half an hour we started to
run low on all the promotional materials that we had with us. What a great way to
spend the day and end on an even higher note with the four referrals that we received.
We would like to say a big thank you to the event organisers who were fantastic on
the day.
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TCM Project
Ability Options has developed a project to facilitate
the implementation of ‘The Care Manager (TCM)’
client management system. This system will enable
Ability Options to more readily meet its obligations
and objectives in delivering services to its clients,
supporting them to participate and live independently
in their local communities.
On Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 March
presenter Costa Georgiadis from the ABC
network dropped in to film an upcoming episode
of Gardening Australia featuring both our Nursery
but more importantly all staff members. The
episode features the process that is involved from
seeding our plants through to the sale process.
This project commenced in March and will evolve
over the next eight months through the completion
of five main phases:
Our staff was extremely excited about having a
celebrity in their backyard and over the two days,
were offered the opportunity to interact with
Costa and demonstrate the types of activities that
are involved in their every day jobs. All staff had
an absolute ball filming and cannot wait to see the
upcoming episode.
1. Planning
2. Identificationofprogramneeds
3. Execution of training and testing
4. Setting up a control environment in
production mode
5. Enhancementphaseidentifyingspecific enhancements for future implementation.
A gap analysis has been completed and a detailed
project plan has been developed. TCM will become
the “One Source of Truth” for Ability Options and
provide an important link between Ability Options
and its clients, in terms of maintenance of client
information, accurate record keeping, individualised
budgets, goal oriented care plans and effective and
appropriate rostering and service delivery. TCM will
also provide a range of reports that will benefit the
ongoing program management and resources for
future planning and delivery of services across all
its programs.
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The episode is due to air on Saturday 3 May
2014 from 6.30pm and will also be available for
streaming from the Gardening Australia website
after this date.
ZEST Awards
Ability Options received two nominations in the recent
ZEST Awards. Firstly, Mary Richards was nominated in the
Hall of Fame category for her tireless efforts of working
within the disability industry for 25 years. The second
nomination was received for our Wholesale Nursery
as an Exceptional Social Enterprise in a Not-for-Profit.
On Wednesday 26 February 2014, Ability Option staff
members showed their support of both nominations
by attending the awards ceremony. The evening was a
nervous time for both Mary and Talbot representing the
Nursery, both honoured to be there as finalists in their
nominated category. The first one to be called up was
Talbot from the Nursery who was unsuccessful on the
night, having said that achieving a nomination and being
a finalist is a wonderful award in itself. The last category
of the night was to announce the winner of the Hall of
Fame. Mary was accompanied by her daughter to the
event and both were excited. The winners in the category
were worthy and again Mary has been publicly recognised
as being a finalist in this category for her 25 years of
outstanding service to Ability Options and the industry
as a whole.
For further information on the nights winners, please go
to the ZEST Awards web page.
Nursery Manager Talbot with staff members Margaret
and Chris and presenter Costa Georgiadis
House Manager, Mary Richards with client Robert
and Nursery Manager, Talbot Wilson
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Ability Options Connecting Health Workshops
CONNECTING
HEALTH
Ability Options Allied Health
service has a new name—Ability
Options Connecting Health.
This service has been working
extremely hard over the past
quarter to build external service
programs and has been working
with some amazing providers to
offer up some of these services.
Firstly, we have been working
with West Club to provide a
10 week group based program
which commences in May, focusing
on empowerment, addressing
mental health issues, assertiveness,
building positing thinking styles and
life goal setting. Secondly, we have
been providing innovative training
to organisations on positive
programming, communication
supports, how to assist person
with ageing and disability related
needs, mental healthsupports and restricted practices as well as behaviour and risk
intervention supports. The organisations who have already undergone these training
sessions have found the information valuable and have been able to implement the
strategies into their organisations.
If you are someone who suffers from a mental health condition and would like to
participate in a group training session to assist you to develop strategies to manage
your condition and achieve the life you have always dreamed of, please contact Ability
Options Connecting Health team on (02) 8884 9231 or clinical.administration@
abilityoptions.org.au who will be able to provide you with further information and
register you into the next available program.
Alternatively, if you would like to engage your organisation in one of our new
innovative workshops that can assist the way in which your business functions please
contact us on (02) 8884 9231 or [email protected]
Dona
You can make a difference
By generously making a donation to Ability Options, no matter
how big or small, you can make a big difference to the lives of
people with disability.
With technology ever changing, there are amazing apps
and education tools available on tablets that would make a
huge difference to our Transition to Work participants. Our
Employment clients regularly participate in SkillAbility sessions
aimed at improving job search and interview skills. To have
electronic white boards with the ability to print notes from
these sessions will give our clients the confidence to find their
dream job.
These are just some of valuable ways your generous contribution
can and will make a difference to the services we provide and
the lives of our clients. You can improve the way
people learn, you can help people find a job—
you can make a difference!
With tax time fast approaching, all donations
over $2 or more are tax deductible and
you can be assured that your donation
will go a long way in providing the latest
technology, equipment and quality services
for people with disability.
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Connect with us!
Ability Options is the best option for everyone with disability because
we deliver life-changing solutions that really work for the individual. We
offer people a personalised solution to make and achieve both short
and long term goals which enhance their life and allow them to be more
independent and engage with the community.
We offer a variety of services to thousands of people across NSW, including:
For more information about our
services, NDIS and current news,
please visit our website. It is one of
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disability sector. Come and visit us at
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NDIS services
supported living accommodation
out of school-hours and vacation care (Goulburn)
case management
disability employment services
lifestyle enhancement programs
post school programs
respite services
self-managed and individualised funding services
supported employment
transition to work
wholesale nursery
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AbleCable April 2014
Commencing from Monday 31 March, the hair
salon will be available for two hours every
fortnight to cut up to eight clients hair. Time slots
to choose from will either be 10am–12pm or
2pm–4pm. There is only one time slot available
each fortnight and this will be determined by the
first booking.
Bookings are essential. If you have any questions
or would like take advantage of this amazing
opportunity, please contact brandguardians by
email on [email protected]
or by calling 1300 422 686.
Ability Options
Suite 1.14, 29–31 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153
Ph: (02) 88 111 777
Fax: (02) 88 111 788
Email: [email protected]
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Ability Options is excited to announce a new
service that is available to all our clients free of
charge. A local hair salon, located in Blacktown,
has partnered with Ability Options to offer hair
cutting services to our clients.
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The generous
contributions from our
wonderful supporters
like you will allow us
to continue to grow
our programs and
support those with disability
to achieve their dreams.
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