Spotlight on: Lainah – an AYS Social Worker
With a culturally diverse background, Lainah is a treasured emerging disability Social Worker focused on providing society’s more vulnerable members with social justice. Through practicing self-empowerment, Lainah helps people mitigate and/or resolve life’s many...
Geelong leads the way for Disability Services and Autism Family Support
For more than 10 years, local organisation The Treehouse Geelong has been providing essential guidance and encouragement to families living with autism, often working in association with disability support agency Access Your Supports (AYS) to enable proactive plans of...
Improving your diet, can improve your life!
At AYS our life’s purpose is to empower yours! Part of that is providing valuable information on nutrition and access to our Dietitians. Afterall, if we eat a well-balanced diet, we generally feel better. It can impact our mood, sense of well-being, performance and...
A Generous Offer by our Speech Pathologist, Georgia – Speech & Language Assessments
The wait times for speech pathologists in Geelong continue to get longer while families and participants continue to grapple with either their own speech, language and communication difficulties or those they care for. Because of the great need for this service in our...
From Student to a Trusted Therapy Assistant – Meet Jade!
Meet our Certified Therapy Assistant Jade! She was doing her student placement with us last year, before transitioning into her role as a Therapy Assistant. Jade has completed her Cert IV in Allied Health Assistance – Occupational Therapy and is continuing her studies...
A Gift to Our Community, as We Turn 5
This week, Geelong based disability support start-up Access Your Supports (AYS) celebrates its 5th birthday. The supports agency, enabling the lives of those living with a disability, was founded by local Ralph Menchise in 2016 and has experienced 300% growth, four...
SLES Participant at work!
Meet Morgan! As one of the AYS SLES (School Leavers Employment Support) and Finding & Keeping A Job Coordinators, Renee is sharing with us about how she met her participant Morgan and the transformation she has encouraged and witnessed in the time they’ve known...
Nutrition and Autism
Why are dietitians recommended for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Many individuals with autism have food sensitivities. Many also have behavioural issues that make mealtime particularly challenging. Parents and carers often worry about providing their children...
Supporting you in the midst of COVID-19
We are incredibly proud of our team who worked purposefully throughout COVID-19. It is their quick response and ongoing dedication and passion that has allowed us to support people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. During April & May, our team...
Understanding the NDIS Price Guide updates
Below, we have explained what each change means and how it may affect you. Read the full article here: Understanding the price guide What has changed in the NDIS price guide? The NDIA has made some temporary changes to ensure supports can continue to be delivered to...
Low-cost Assistive Technology
Eligible NDIS participants will now be able to use existing NDIS plan funding to purchase low-cost Assistive Technology - including smart devices! Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced further initiatives to support NDIS...
Telehealth silver linings during COVID-19
Before the COVID-19 crisis, AYS like most disability providers focused on in person, face-to-face encounters for the greatest level of connection with our participants. Yet many of us have been pleasantly surprised to discover the perks of telehealth during the...