Realise your true abilities

At True Ability, we focus on what can be achieved. Choice and control are in your hands, so you can spend more time discovering your true abilities (and less time hopping from provider to provider). We provide core supports, nursing care and accommodation across Melbourne CBD and regional Victoria areas, cultivating community and connections to support our participants in building capacity.

Our Mission

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life and promote social inclusion by focusing on participants’ personal goals and aspirations, offering tailor-made services that go beyond standard NDIS goals.

Our Vision

A community where everyone’s true ability is seen, acknowledged and celebrated.

Our Values

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Meet our Team

Elaine de Vos

Operations Manager

With extensive operational experience across the disability sector, Elaine fosters an unparalleled passion for people, both the participants she supports and the staff in her team.Elaine’s mission at True Ability is to provide innovative and life enhancing programs, ensuring culturally appropriate, integrated, and multi-faceted support services within the community.

Sulaja (Sue) Sandhu

NDIS Operations Manager

Sulaja (Sue) joined True Ability because she wanted to be part of an inclusive community where disabilities are not a limitation, and was drawn to our ability-first approach to everything we do.
As a Registered Nurse with extensive NDIS coordination experience, Due enjoys community support work because of the care that can be planned and managed as per each participant’s choice, giving them choice and ability in their supports.

Our Nurses

From providing in-home nursing support, to ensuring our support workers are well trained, our friendly and compassionate nursing team are here to support you with your health and wellbeing needs, whether you’re in recovery or maintaining your abilities.

Our Support Workers

Whether it’s a cooking class, an art workshop, supporting with daily living or getting out into the community, our support workers are dedicated to assisting our participants in putting their abilities first.