Afford is one of Australia’s most experienced providers of Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). We have been supporting people with disability to find happy, safe and accessible homes for more than 70 years. We are...
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Afford Disability Employment Services (DES) Team Leader, Layla Naji received a phone call from Marites Cruz. Marites met Layla at a community event. They got to talking about Afford’s Disability Employment Service (DES). Born in...
Afford has released a new Sexuality and Relationships Policy and related staff learning module. Designed to support clients to identify and reach relationship and sexuality goals, they have been very well received. We recognise and support the rights of people with...
We look at how the National Disability Insurance Agency is making sure the NDIS is as accessible as possible for its 650,000+ participants. There are hard word definitions at the end of this article. Hard words are marked in bold. If you read a hard word and want to...
Meet Samantha, a remarkable woman on a journey towards independence. After many years of dealing with the isolating effects of depression, anxiety, and ADHD, Samantha reached out for help. For the past two years, she has been receiving Assistance with Daily Life (ADL)...
Meet Blake, a 19-year-old trainee in Afford’s School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) program. Now in his second year of SLES, Blake is steadily building the skills he needs to make the leap from school to the workforce. Work ready skills From learning money...
