Respect, Care and Love

A disability can be broadly defined as any limitation, restriction or impairment that is likely to last at least six months and that restricts and individual’s abilities to take part in everyday activities, and recent studies have shown that over 4 million Australians suffer from some form of disability. Many of those with severe disabilities are part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme under which funds are made available with the express intent of supporting individuals in achieving their lifestyle goals and ambitions.

At DisAbility United we provide a range of services, including day centre services for people with disabilities in the Melbourne suburbs of Casey and Cranbourne, weekend programs plus community access support. All of our services are tailored to the unique needs of each and every individual and delivered in keeping with our core philosophy of care, respect and love.

Within our day centre services in Cranbourne and Casey, we provide a range of structured programs and activities that bring people with disabilities together to create the potential to make new friends, learn new skills and have meaningful interaction with others. Age-appropriate activities include various ball games, swimming, and bike riding alongside learning important life skills such as cooking and organising travel are designed to be engaging for all whilst presenting the opportunity to keep both mind and bodies active.

In conjunction with our disability day programs in Cranbourne and Casey, and disability service support in Narre Warren, we also run weekend programs for those with disability in Cranbourne, the main focus of which is to encourage participation in appropriate group events, whether that be taking part in sporting activities, exploring the city or making day trips to places of interests such as the zoo. Fundamentally however, the objective of the weekend programs is to develop skills and friendships by taking part in activities that are meaningful to the participants, and whatever their choice we offer full and uncompromising support on a one-to-one basis if and when required.

These kinds of activities also form the basis of community access support in Casey, empowering those with disabilities and encouraging them to create and maintain levels of independence that might otherwise be missing within their lifestyles whilst also helping to sustain a stable home environment.

Periods of respite can be crucial not only for the carers of those with disabilities but the sufferers themselves, and a further service that we provide is respite accommodation in Casey and Cranbourne that supports independent living away from their normal environment. Breaks can be as short as one night or up to several weeks, but whatever the duration of the respite, guests will always be safe and secure whilst enjoying a full range of appropriate activities and the undivided care and attention from our staff.

Living with disability can be tough, but with support, care and nurturing, life can still be rewarding and fulfilling, and at DisAbility United it is our mission to empower those with disabilities striving for personal success and the chance to make positive changes to their lives.