News

Life Without Barriers Launches Strategy 2025

Strategy 2025 charts the five-year vision for Life Without Barriers from 2020 to 2025.

The best of both worlds for Nate

When reunification equals twice the family.

Keeping children water-safe this Summer

Swimming lessons are great, but they are no substitute for active supervision and a pool fence in good working order.

Mental Health

Positive mental health is key to children’s wellbeing

Good mental health is the key to positive development of the overall wellbeing of a child.

Diversity and Inclusion

Life Without Barriers awarded Disability Confident Recruiter stat...

Every member of our team is committed to employing more people living with disability and we are thrilled to a...

Refugees and asylum seekers

Project XOX – the spirit of giving this December

At Life Without Barriers, we know that the festive season can be particularly difficult for people who may be ...

Junior joins the workforce with our Employment Mentor Program

From seeking asylum in Australia as a teenager, to launching a career in warehousing, find out how Life Withou...

Foster carers work together in Tassie for the perfect partnership

Community, partnership and water safety along the Tasmanian coast.

Alexandra and Kelly are a 'virtual' foster care success story

Their story is one of courage, resilience, flexibility and hope.

A country connection along the mighty Murray

Lindy is a single specialist carer based on the mighty Murray River in South Australia.

It takes a village to raise a child - foster care at Christmas

Amy has always loved Christmas and the sense of belonging that each Christmas day signified.

A brief history of the disability services sector in Australia

By Lesley Chenoweth AO, Emeritus Professor Griffith University.

Life Without Barriers joins the Equal Employment Opportunity Netw...

The EEON committee comprises people drawn together through personal connection and commitment to increasing th...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

IDPWD wrap up in WA - snags, push-ups and job advice!

One of the ways we celebrated IDPWD in WA was by running a free Employment Workshop and Football Coaching Clin...

Celebrations in Darwin for NAIDOC - saltwater ceremony at Lake Al...

There was a wonderful turnout by our Darwin team and clients in the Northern Territory for events during NAIDO...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

International Day of People with Disability ‘Carnival of Fun’

Fun, games and a Lord Mayor’s Champion Award nomination.

Unbroken Land wins the Projects category award at the NT Arts Acc...

In 'There Was A River', the artists from the stArts with D Performance Ensemble tell their story of a river fl...

See the talent, see the skill, see the ambition. See the ability.

A piece on International Day of People with Disability by Chief Executive of Life Without Barriers Claire Robb...

Corrina finds employment without barriers

Not all disabilities are visible - I can come across as disorganised, rude or strange.

The disability doesn’t define the person - IDPwD with Allan

Keeping in line with this years International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPwD) Allan highlights the abi...

Dom finds his wings in an inclusive workplace

Resident graphic designer Dom Freestone brings an array of talent, creativity, ambition and experience to work...