Who We Are?
Elena Tselepi, the founder of Ability Connect and her team have a unique personalised approach to support coordination due to their experience of living with and assisting loved ones with disabilities. Elena founded the company after working as a highly established injury and disability support specialist for 17 years when a close family member was diagnosed with Autism and she experienced a frustrating lack of support from a client’s perspective.
Through personal experience and years of expertise, the Ability Connect team understands firsthand what the challenges and barriers are, and they have developed solutions and strategies to support you every step of the way. It’s that lived experience and deep understanding that makes Ability Connect so good at what they do.
Our team gets to know every individual, their family, their medical requirements, and their personal needs before we develop a plan of action. Ability Connect is here to empower you to make the right choice and formulate a plan and strategy for your unique set of circumstances.
Our Services
Support Coordination
Our support coordination services help you identify the support you need to be the best you can be and participate in your community. Ability Connect Support Coordination can help you achieve your potential by guiding you through a range of services:
- Resolve problems as they arise
- Increase your support network
- Help you learn resilience and expand your capacities
- Make sure your support services are working well together
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
Our team is highly skilled and ready to take care of all Support needs. Support services are tailored to meet your individual needs as each situation is unique, and through our personalised approach to listening, connecting, and monitoring your needs and service requirements, the Ability Connect team is able to provide a range of Psych-related Support Coordination services for, Psycho-social (PSD), Psycho-physiological and Psychological conditions. At Ability Connect, your support coordinator will help you make the best decision for your personal situation and support needs.
Areas Of Specialisation
At Ability Connect, we provide access to full turnkey solutions to meet all your support needs.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Support
Personal experience has led Elena, the founder of Ability Connect, to have particular expertise in helping families and individuals with ASD. Elena and the Ability Connect team are passionate about ensuring that participants get the best possible opportunities by accessing the information, advice, and support they need when they need it.
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Psych-related Support
Support services are tailored to meet your individual needs as each situation is unique, and through our personalised approach to listening, connecting and monitoring your needs and service requirements, the Ability Connect team is able to provide a range of Psych-related Support Coordination services for:
- Psycho-social (PSD)
- Psycho-physiological
- Psychological conditions
Neurological Support
Our Ability Connect team has extensive experience supporting individuals with a range of Neurological Conditions such as
- Multiple sclerosis /Cerebral palsy
- Spinal cord injuries
- Guillain Barre syndrome, Parkinson’s disease
- Dementia, Motor neuron disease
- Huntington’s disease
- Stroke, Acquired, and traumatic Brain Injuries
- Muscular dystrophy, Fibromyalgia, Peripheral neuropathy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Epilepsy and other neurological disorders
Physical Support
Physical support ranges from Significant Physical impairment where there is an extreme or complete loss of the ability to perform one or more self-care or self-management functions. This can include:
- mobility
- eating, toileting
- managing behaviour.
People with significant physical impairment can also only perform the activity in a limited capacity, even with home modifications and when using assistive technology.
Then there are High Support needs where there is the need for additional support to transition to alternative living arrangements and services.
These clients may also require access to constant or immediately available support services for a large part of the day.
'We have been in your position; we know your battles and we are here to empower you on your individual journey.'