Our Year in Review

Welcome from Chief Executive, Claire Robbs

On behalf of Life Without Barriers, I extend our appreciation for the trust placed in us by the people, communities and supporters we have partnered with over the year. I am pleased to share the 2023-24 Annual Report which highlights some of the wonderful stories we have been fortunate to witness and be a part of. Our work is only possible because of collaboration with carers, families, the people we support, and non-government and government agencies.

This year has been an incredible time of learning and connection, and we believe a pivotal year in preparing our organisation for a greater impact in the years ahead.

The stories shared in this year’s report are only a small number of the tens of thousands we have witnessed over the year, but we do hope you enjoy reading them. We celebrate and thank our more than 12,300 employees and carers who are the driving force of our organisation. They are humble people who believe in a community for all.

Thank you to every person who has shared their stories with us in this year’s report.

View the Interactive 2023-24 report here.

Daniel, Melbourne, has chosen Life Without Barriers Supported Independent Living services since 2017. Today, he is here to chat with us about how he lives independently and what he gets up to in his local community.

Active Support in Action

The right to make choices and have control over how we participate and engage in our community is an important key indicator of quality of life, and a fundamental human right. For people with intellectual disability, there can be barriers to participation in activities of daily living both in the home and community. Active Support is an evidence-based approach that increases engagement and expands a person with disability’s capacity to make choices and participate meaningfully in their lives. It focusses on a person’s right to choose what they do and enables support teams to partner more effectively with them.

Our partnerships this year

On behalf of the Board and Executive Team at Life Without Barriers, we extend our sincere thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the journey of tens of thousands of people. We thank our staff and carers for their commitment through what has been another extraordinary year.

Image: Robert is wearing a red t-shirt and is hugging Debra. Dennis is sitting on the right in a checkered shirt and brimmed hat. They are at a Life Without Barriers booth with a brick wall behind them.

Collaborating for Impact

The essence of Life Without Barriers has always been the importance we place on our values and relationships. It is the people that we partner with that have enabled us to extend the impact we are having across Australia.