There’s always plenty going on at Ability Works and we are excited to share our success with you. From great projects and relationships with clients to the empowered experiences of our wonderful staff. News comes in all forms, which is why this section is a mix of articles and videos – all according to the dynamic of what we are delivering day to day for our clients and the wellbeing of our people.
Co-designing with White Box on a Financial Wellbeing Program.
Please enjoy the second last newsletter for the year! As always it captures the amazing work of the Ability Works team.
Ability Works Australia is always ready to lend our voice to important issues that support the wellbeing of our employees and anything else that affects social enterprises. We are also proud to showcase the great work we’ve been delivering for our clients.
Co-designing with White Box on a Financial Wellbeing Program.
Please enjoy the second last newsletter for the year! As always it captures the amazing work of the Ability Works team.
Ability Works Inclusive Design in the News with Big Plans Melbourne
Swinburne University students are designing an accessible tap.
Ability Works partnerships and grant funding projects.
Behind the scenes of our latest video project in collaboration with Transurban.
SBS World News reporting that the current job market is not delivering for people with barriers to employment.
Toyota’s Continuous Improvement team has contributed pro bono services to Ability Works for our customer Transurban.
Please enjoy the second last newsletter for the year! As always it captures the amazing work of the Ability Works team.
Our October edition of Magic that Matters is now available. Enjoy!!
The latest podcast, “Getting It Right”, hosted by Craig Foster features our very own Mark Golotta.
Our August edition of Magic that Matters is now available as employee Dridan is happily illustrating in this pic. Enjoy!!
We are winners of the Social Traders Vic & Tas 2022 Gamechanger award.
Did anyone see our tram over the weekend? Keep an eye for it around town over the next 16 weeks!
Our August edition of Magic that Matters is now available as employee Dridan is happily illustrating in this pic. Enjoy!!
Our July edition of Magic that Matters is now available as Callum is proudly showing off!
The importance of consulting people with disabilities when looking at Victoria’s public transport network.
Our June edition of Magic that Matters is now available.
For a two minute Virtual Tour of Ability Works services, watch this video. Contact us for an on site Facility Tour.
Our May edition of Magic that Matters is now available. This is…
Aurecon’s inclusive design approach harnessed the unique insights of our employees with a disability.
Ability Works’ manufacturing supervisor, Helen and our CEO Sue Boyce appeared on…
“While many people living with disability are able to work unhindered, some face unique barriers…
Read the full article from The Guardian here…
“How to design more inclusive cities” by Byte Size to promote our Inclusive Design business unit…
An insight into a future that will propel people with disability onto an equal footing in workplaces.
Last year, YT trialled using QR codes at stops, letting passengers…
“Social enterprise Ability Works, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew…
Ability Works employees Terry Drier and Laura Robinson featured in the Herald Sun…
Ability Works and Transurban win ‘Partnership of the Year” Social Traders 2020 award for Collaboration, Creativity and Advocacy.
Sue Boyce (Ability Works CEO) was interviewed by Marni Roper…
“In this episode we talk to CEO of Ability Works Sue Boyce on the topic of inclusion…
“Social enterprise Ability Works Australia has provided crucial welding and metal fabrication…
Story on AWA’s Record Scanning business unit supervisor Kani Vincent Paul…
Ability Works, Transurban, Aurecon, RMIT Marketing and Apricot Consulting’s…
“When COVID-19 hit and his commission-based pay dropped to “$200 or $300 a week”…
The World Health Organisation has declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global Pandemic…
Victorian approach ‘making a huge difference.’
Team member Michael and customer Sharon Harnett from Department of Defence…
CEO Sue Boyce on the panel for ‘Delivering Better Outcomes for Social Procurement’ giving…
Ability Works features in the Oct 2020 ICN Prospect magazine with article ‘Ability Works – bringing purpose and belonging to the community.’
Team member Mark Galotta explains how Ability Works has given him welding opportunities…
Metropolitan Melbourne has moved to Stage 4 restrictions for 6 weeks until Sunday 13 September…
Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire have returned to Stage 3 Lockdown but Ability Works continues to trade.
Over the past two weeks we have seen a lifting of some of the COVID-19 restrictions…
The Victorian Government is starting to ease restrictions in response to COVID – 19 in the community.
The Coronavirus ( COVID – 19) pandemic continues to cause upheaval around the globe.
The World Health Organisation has declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global Pandemic.
As we round out 2019, we wish to say thank you to all our customers and some specific partner organisations that have provided pro bono and other assistance this year.
With lots of brands and growth in Building and Construction, multinational Stanley Black and Decker (SBD) selected Ability Works as a preferred packing and assembly supplier in Aug 2018.
We have supplied the Mc Connell Dowell Decimil Joint Venture (MCDDJV) on the Mordialloc Freeway upgrade project.
With opportunities to support the State’s major infrastructure projects leveraging our Wire & Metal Fabrication operation…
In July we launched a new Business unit – Records Management involving: scanning, testing, digitising, coding…
With over 180,000 ANZAC badges and wrist bands to assemble then pack, our team has been busy…
Staff volunteering is an important part of many Corporate Social Responsibility strategies. Our new program…
In Oct 2017, I joined a relatively unknown Australian Disability Enterprise, Ability Works in Melbourne, as CEO…
This month’s theme in the Ability Works workplace has been ‘Efficiency for Growth’.
We are delighted to partner with our first major infrastructure customer the North Western Program Alliance…
We actively encourage visitors to our facility in Kew to see our 130 employees’ active at a variety of tasks…
Ability Works Australia has packed, assembled and distributed approximately, 90,000 testing kits since myDNA became a customer in 2017.
Visitors from organisations looking to potentially partner with Ability Works pictured below on tour during September were…
Our people have fascinating stories and we are pleased when they offer to present who they are, what they love and what they are involved in.
People with disabilities are preserving the memories of Australian Defence Force members as part of a massive project to digitise the files of ADF members currently stored at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
With our mission of Purpose, pride and belonging through inclusive employment…
Dridan’s mother Jenny says that he would probably be just ‘on the couch at home’,…
Ruby says she spent around four years trying to find a job, without success. Ability Works Australia changed all that. Here, she enjoys a variety of tasks, has grown in confidence while building on her skills, and says she has made many friends.
Rory is singer-songwriter with the popular Australian group, Rudely Interrupted.
James says he had great difficulty retaining jobs, sometimes being dismissed within a very short period. At Ability Works Australia James feels very much at home – accepted, encouraged, and challenged.
Ben and Laura love working at Ability Works Australia. It’s also where they found love for each other.
All the great videos we’ve complied on Ability Works Australia are located here. This includes videos about our staff and their stories, our great clients and the projects we deliver for them, as well as wider engagement activities – particularly those relating to the value of businesses participating in social enterprise.
Ability Works Inclusive Design in the News with Big Plans Melbourne
Behind the scenes of our latest video project in collaboration with Transurban.
SBS World News reporting that the current job market is not delivering for people with barriers to employment.
Toyota’s Continuous Improvement team has contributed pro bono services to Ability Works for our customer Transurban.
The importance of consulting people with disabilities when looking at Victoria’s public transport network.
For a two minute Virtual Tour of Ability Works services, watch this video. Contact us for an on site Facility Tour.
Aurecon’s inclusive design approach harnessed the unique insights of our employees with a disability.
An insight into a future that will propel people with disability onto an equal footing in workplaces.
“Social enterprise Ability Works, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew…
Ability Works and Transurban win ‘Partnership of the Year” Social Traders 2020 award for Collaboration, Creativity and Advocacy.
Story on AWA’s Record Scanning business unit supervisor Kani Vincent Paul…
Ability Works, Transurban, Aurecon, RMIT Marketing and Apricot Consulting’s…
Team member Michael and customer Sharon Harnett from Department of Defence…
Team member Mark Galotta explains how Ability Works has given him welding opportunities…
With our mission of Purpose, pride and belonging through inclusive employment…
“Since 2011, Transurban has worked with Ability Works, a not-for-profit organisation…
