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16 Nov 2023

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Want ideas for a fun day out that everyone can enjoy?

Whether you are planning a family outing or trying something new, there are plenty of inclusive activities to enjoy around Australia. This guide shares some great options for people of all ages and abilities, including activities you can enjoy with family, friends or an independent support worker on Mable.

Australia-wide activities

Achilles Australia

Website: Achilles Australia

If you enjoy running or walking, Achilles Australia has some events you might like. They hold events in every state for people with disability with a focus on helping you enjoy an active lifestyle. These include training sessions as well as races.

Amazing Skills

Website: Amazing Skills

Amazing Skills offer a wide range of groups for autistic children to help them build social, conversational and teamwork skills. They are based in Kaleen in the ACT but offer online classes too. They have groups for:

  1. Primary school children - spy society, Minecraft, lego and arts
  2. High school students and adults - peer, social, adventure games and job skills.

i-Fly Indoor Skydiving

Website: i-Fly All Abilities

If you think you might enjoy the excitement of flying, then i-Fly Indoor Skydiving can help. They have all-abilities indoor skydiving sessions that are adapted to make sure you are safe while having fun.

The A-List

Website: The A List

The A List is an online directory for young autistic and neurodivergent people. You can search for activities that can help you socialise and make friends. There are activities in every state across Australia, including peer support and music groups, bowling, sports and more.

Sailability

Websites:

Run by sailing clubs across Australia, Sailability allows you to experience the fun of sailing, no matter your disability. The program offers:

  • Different types of boats adapted to those with disability
  • Equipment to help you in and out of boats, such as a crane to lift wheelchairs
  • Trained instructors
  • Accessible docking areas.

Activities in New South Wales and ACT

BreakAway Camping and 4-Wheel Driving

Contact number: 0402 504 337

Website: BreakAway Camping and 4-Wheel Driving

Based in the ACT, BreakAway Camping and 4-Wheel Driving offers small group adventure tours designed for people with disability, as well as respite camps. You can enjoy activities like bushwalking, fishing and 4WD driving, as well as a chance to build your skills, like campfire cooking.

Activities in Victoria

AAA Play

Website: AAA Play

AAA Play connects people with disability to local sport and recreation clubs. You can try lots of different sports, like AFL, basketball, canoeing, gymnastics and pickleball. To find a fun sporting adventure near you, use the search tool on their website.

All Abilities Walks

Website: All Abilities Walks Video Series

Victoria is known as the 'garden state' because it has many beautiful parks and gardens. Parks Victoria has created an 'All Abilities Walks Video' series for people with disability. It has 10 videos that show you the accessibility features at 10 of the most popular parks in the state. For example, the beach wheelchairs at Wilson's Promontory, or the step-free lookouts at the Grampians. It also includes information on path surfaces, accessible toilets, and parking.

MindClimb

Address: 39-51 Intrepid St, Berwick VIC 3806

Phone: 03 9769 9966

Website: MindClimb

MindClimb is a fun and safe therapy program for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. It’s run by an Occupational Therapist and gives people a chance to learn how to climb in a small social setting.

Activities in Queensland

Fun Farm

Address: Various locations in Redlands area, southeast of Brisbane

Phone: 07 3517 4999

Website: Fun Farm

Fun Farm holds social events for teenagers and young adults with disability, as well as for their carers and families. They have a wide range of activities like discos, karaoke and games events (for example, mini golf, table tennis and bowling/bocce). You can bring your own support worker or parent for free.

Access Arts

Phone: 1800 275 753

Website: Access Arts

Access Arts creates opportunities for people with disability and disadvantage. You can choose from a range of arts programs, including performing arts and visual arts. Their workshops suit people of all abilities and experience levels, from beginner to advanced.

Surfing The Spectrum

Address: Gold Coast

Website: Surfing the Spectrum

Water-based therapy can be a great source of sensory and emotional regulation for autistic children. Surfing the Spectrum is on a mission to make the ocean accessible to everyone. They work with local surf schools to help autistic children and children with disability learn how to safely surf.

South Australia

South Australian Museum

Phone: 08 8273 9100 Website: South Australian Museum

There are five floors to explore in the inclusive South Australian Museum. You will find collections of artefacts and art galleries covering natural history, Australian Indigenous cultures and Ancient Egypt.

Accessible features include:

  • Accessible car park
  • Accessible toilets
  • Assistance animals welcome
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Companion Cards accepted
  • Wheelchair and walker hire
  • Audio tours, hearing loops and tactile exhibits.

Learn more about the museum and some of its accessible features.

Pavely App

While Pavely is not an activity itself, it can help you find things to see and do. It is an app that you download to your phone that makes it easy for you to search for and plan visits to accessible places across South Australia.

You can also rate the places you've visited to help other people with disability in your community find new things to do.

Find out more at the Pavely website.

Western Australia

Fishability

Website: Fishability

Fishability helps kids and adults with disability experience the joy of fishing. They have trained volunteers who run each fishing session.

They offer:

  • Wheelchair accessible boats for guided river, ocean and estuary fishing trips
  • Shore, jetty and boat based fishing activities
  • Accessible fishing gear like purpose-built motorised rods and reels.

Spectrum Space

Website: Spectrum Space

Spectrum Space's social programs connect young autistic people with others, giving them a chance to develop their skills and show off their strengths.

They have regular events for different age groups:

How an independent support worker on Mable can help

We hope this guide has given you some new ideas for accessible activities to enjoy across Australia. An independent support worker can help make these kinds of activities feel more manageable and enjoyable.

Depending on what you or your child needs, a support worker can provide one-on-one support before and during the outing, help with routines and transitions, offer reassurance in new environments, and support you to take part in a way that feels comfortable and safe.

This can be helpful at venues that don't provide individualised support themselves, giving you or your child assistance while opening up chances to try new things and build confidence.

For more ideas on inclusive activities, our Mable Can-do Guides have useful tips and information to help you access the experiences that you love.

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