We're creating freedom through education with Kenya Kids International

Find out how we're supporting tertiary students in the Karungu community in Kenya!

Q&A with Akanksha Chhettri, PBS Practitioner and Board Member of Autism Compassion Africa

Find out how ACA is dismantling the stigma that surrounds autism in West Africa.

Kenya Kids International: giving young Kenyans a brighter future

KKI improves access to food, water, education, training and healthcare in the Karungu community in Kenya.

Rosie and Ross talk about volunteering with Autism Swim

We're proud to be involved in an endeavour creates freedom and social connection for people with disability.

The Smith Family's Learning for Life scholarships improve educational outcomes for young Australians

We're proud to support one of nearly 60,000 students with long-term educational support. Click to learn more.

We’re teaming up to support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

We're walking 36km as part of the Byron Coast Charity Walk, raising vital funds for emergency medical support.

Ability Consultants partners with Autism Swim to teach vital water safety skills this summer

Children and young people on the autism spectrum are 160 times more likely to drown — we're working towards change.

We’ve been awarded the Communication Access Symbol

We’re proud to announce that Ability Consultants has been awarded the Communication Access Symbol.

At Ability Consultants, making Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) accessible is vitally important to us. Gaining accreditation to use this symbol is one way we can make PBS accessible to more people who need support. Being awarded the use of the symbol is a reflection of our passion for helping people to experience freedom and social connection.

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What is communication access?

Accessible communication is when you’re treated with respect and dignity; when others listen to you and you are given time to get your message across. It also means that others are open to using new and different methods of communication. Our team at Ability Consultants has met the standards that make our service communication accessible — we've earned Scope’s Communication Access Symbol. Click to read more.

Accessible Communication at Ability Consultants

It’s important that positive behaviour support is easy to access — this includes easy, accessible communication.

Ability Consultants is leading the way in New South Wales, as one of the first organisations to be awarded the Communication Access Symbol. This symbol shows that our team will treat you with dignity and respect, give you time to communicate your message and be open to different ways of communicating.

From interpreters to our communication book, here are the steps we take to make communication more accessible.

Our Communication Book

How to Connect with Elders | Maurie Voisey-Barlin

Meet Maurie Voisey-Barlin!

Moz is a Creative Engagement Specialist. He's the inventor of Window Therapy and founder of the Outside-In Collective.

During the Covid lockdowns, he was told he couldn't visit his Elders. So he started performing interactive 1:1 sessions through people's windows. 

A must-read — click to read more.