With over 15 years collective experience in the disability sector, Hurdle are specialists in tailoring supports that focus on outcomes, transferrable to the real world. Hurdle is a contemporary and innovative service provider, working solely with people with a disability funded with supports from the National Disability Insurance Agency. Hurdle differs from other organisations with their structure of supports. We believe that all people, no matter their disability, have the same rights and should be given the same opportunities to explore learning and work in the community.
Our Services WE PROVIDE YOU WITH CHOICES & SUPPORT YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY. We believe with the right support, learning and work environment, based on the values of social and economic inclusion, promoting self-determination, choice and independence – you can achieve all your life goals and aspirations! We offer innovative, person-centered NDIS programs, tailored with activities that raise your aspirations, and encourage positive thinking about what the future might look like.
SUPPORT COORDINATION Your NDIS Plan captures your goals and supports them with funding for services. But how do you get things happening? Our Support Coordinators work closely with you to build the skills you need to understand, implement, and utilise your plan effectively. We explore a range of support options to help increase your capacity to maintain relationships, manage your service delivery, live more independently, and become an inclusive member of your community.
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS Employment is a journey in life. Employment plays a pivotal role in defining an individual’s quality of life, and we believe everyone should be given this opportunity. Our Mentors help you create your unique Employment Journey; filled with support that is individually tailored and targeted where it is needed most. These services are delivered in an inclusive, enabling, and supportive work and learning environment and culture; to help you achieve your goal in finding and maintaining the job of your dreams.
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY ACCESS No matter what your hobby or interests are, our individual and group activities support your social and community participation goals. Hurdle Mentors help you engage in social and community activities, tailored to keep you active, build your skills, and create new relationships. We encourage everyone to try new things and experience activities individually and in groups. Strongly focusing on building your independence and confidence, we offer life skill activities such as cooking, shopping, and reading groups, and social skill activities including art & creative workshops, candle making & gift groups, bowling, swimming, and tour activities.
LIFE TRANSITION PLANNING Transitions between the various stages of life can be difficult for people with a disability. Our supports help you make transitioning easier. We tailor your supports with activities that can assist you to achieve your goals, at key stages in your life. We focus on building your life skills; necessary to build your independence at home and in the community. This may include assistance in attending appointments, shopping, bill paying, budgeting, help with decision making, daily planning, taking part in social activities and maintaining contact with others.
Hurdle Gardening & Lawn Care Services Employment plays a pivotal role in defining an individual’s quality of life, and we believe that people with disability have the same rights to work in a job they want and be given the same opportunity as others, to develop their skills and achieve their goals. Our social enterprise Hurdle Gardening & Lawn Care , offers much more than just a job for supported employees funded by the NDIS – employees learn new skills, make friends, belong to a community, and feel as they are contributing to society.
By supporting this enterprise, it allows employees to make meaningful contributions to the workforce and have independence in a job that they can be proud of.