This Ability Crew run 1 on 1 woodworking and mobile handyman workshops for people with disabilities. Essentially, we help people make whatever they want or need, whether that’s gifts for friends and family or things they need around the house to make their lives a little easier. If you need something fixed or built around the house, we help you do that while imparting as much knowledge as possible throughout each project. All workshops are individually tailored to suit the learning style and needs of each participant.

At least $18k of costs have been saved for the crew from items made in the workshop, which would otherwise have had to be purchased. Labour costs have also been avoided through the handyman workshops for basic trade work. I.e. carpentry, painting and landscaping that would’ve had to be paid to a tradesman.

Additionally, to ease the burden that people with disabilities face from a lack of equal employment opportunity, we are on a mission to create a little bit of income for our participants by facilitating furniture orders from the community and helping our participants fulfil those orders, with 100% of profits going to whoever makes the item. So far, over $7k has been earned from nearly 90 individual orders (as at September, 2025), providing a sense of purpose and achievement.

Aside from earning some money, these orders are a huge learning opportunity for our participants. They are walked through every stage of a project, from interpreting a customer’s brief, designing and sketching, quantity estimating, how and where to purchase materials from, right through to actually being assisted to complete the project. Learning which tools and fixings to use, as well as how to use them safely provides invaluable skills and lasting confidence, getting people one step closer to their desired level of independence, not to mention all the problem solving opportunities that arise throughout most woodworking projects when things don’t go to plan! This builds resilience by learning how to think critically and come up with solutions on the fly, all of which provides a holistic and impactful form of creative therapy to people of any age or disability.