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Able Australia @AbleAus

Est. over 50 years ago, Able Australia is a diverse not-for-profit organisation offering disability services for adults and community supports for seniors.

Joined January 2011
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Able Australia's Lasting Letters program is featured in Ipswich News Today! Check out the story below on how this program is connecting seniors and preventing social isolation: bit.ly/44jxKNj

Connecting Ipswich seniors the old-fashioned way - Ipswich West Moreton Today

Able Australia is on the hunt for Ipswich seniors to join a pen pal program aimed at promoting community connection […]

ipswichnewstoday.com.au
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Learn about science at the Sensory Science Exhibition and Discovery Day at @MonashUni! All exhibits are designed for people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision. Learn more: bit.ly/3pzSWQ2 @RossjohnLab @MonashBDI @Monash_FMNHS #MonashSensoryScience
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We are offering a FREE Deafblind Resources Course! This site was established through the National Deafblind Training Working Group, coordinated by Able Australia with generous in-kind support from @nextsenseau. Learn more: bit.ly/3XBZZEa
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It’s competition time! You could WIN a $100 App Store and iTunes voucher! We are giving away some free goodies to say thank you once we hit 1000 Instagram followers. Head over to our Instagram account instagram.com/p/Cnf74EsjFcX/ to learn how to win.
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We recommend checking out this insightful article below on how mask wearing has been really difficult for people who are Deaf. We all have a responsibility to communicate in a way that works for our communication partners. bit.ly/3z19e6t

How Masking Changed My Experience of Being Deaf

The pandemic forced me to communicate differently.

theatlantic.com
Able Australia retweeted
World Federation of the Deaf@WFDeaf_org
19 Sep 2022
[International Week of Deaf People 2022] 📣 The #IWDP2022 starts now!✨ 🌐 This week, #deaf people around the world come together to proudly acknowledge, "Building Inclusive Communities for All". Time to celebrate 🎉 from 19 to 25 September!
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This article is so important and powerful! Well done to everyone on this campaign. ab.co/3yjKd6g

Lauren was frustrated by a lack of audio descriptions on TV, so she took it to the United Nations

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on free-to-air television for the blind and vision impaired...

abc.net.au
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Thanks to our friends @SecondBite_org for their very generous donation of a new chest freezer for our community services in Queensland! This freezer will make a big impact in storing food we can provide to those most in need.
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation (VDSR) Awards! These awards are a celebration of the achievements of sportspeople with disability, plus those who support them. Nominate here: dsr.org.au/vdsr-awards
Our CoE-DB team attended the National Deafblind Conference in WA, with 3 of them presenting papers at the conference. There were many more amazing presenters too! You can still register to view all the conference presentation video recordings here: bit.ly/3PNL2dG
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Able Australia retweeted
A/Prof Lauren Ayton@DrLaurenAyton
1 Jul 2022
Replying to @AbleAus
@AbleAus’s awesome art therapist Claire got us all involved in a piece to celebrate #deafblind awareness week at #AusDBconf2022. Fun!
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It's NAIDOC Week! NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all us to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. 2022 theme is: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Learn more: bit.ly/3P1O7Xu
We love seeing that Barbie has launched a new Helen Keller doll! As many of you know, Keller as she was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. She was also a renowned author, speaker, educator and advocate Learn more: abcn.ws/3OTNiQh
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Your gift, no matter how big or small will make a difference to the lives of people with a disability. Donate today and help us fund life changing assistive technology for our clients. To donate, visit: bit.ly/3y5iAxU Full Video: bit.ly/3bfV6gw
We encourage you to read this wonderful article in @GuardianAus about Able Australia client and artist, Joe Monteleone! The article focuses on how Joe fell in love with art in his 50's, and the challenges he's faced living with deafblindness. Learn more: bit.ly/3Qyq6Zh
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Thank you for supporting Able Australia in the Play for Purpose raffle! Check your ticket number to find out if you have won a prize: bit.ly/3zu9Qmg But don't worry if you didn’t, because a new $250K prize pack raffle is now open: bit.ly/3QdqvAj. Thanks again!
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Cathy is deafblind, and her life has changed due to assistive technology. She can now call and text her family and friends, stay up to date with news and more! Your support will provide more people with disability assistive technology. Donate today: bit.ly/3GJa8qV
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There are only 2 days left to WIN a dream $250K first prize pack while supporting Able Australia! Proceeds will go directly toward supporting our programs to help people with disability to live the life they choose. Get your $10 raffle ticket now: bit.ly/3w0gNcq
Able Australia CEO, Lynette McKeown chats to @abcnews about the critical worker shortage in the disability sector including new incentives to attract and retain staff. Click the link to read the full article! ab.co/3NfuIBG
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