History of AQA 1: How AQA Victoria got its name

The organisation that was to become AQA Victoria Limited was established in late 1982 as the Victori..

History of AQA 2: The founding of AQA services

The disability support service AQA Qualcare was established by a talented trio from diverse backgrou..

History of AQA 3: The friendly organisation

From its beginnings as an office where people with quadriplegia could find paid jobs, ..

History of AQA 4: The pioneering of peer support

If a single theme has sustained AQA Victoria from its earliest days, it is the belief that a person..

History of AQA 5: From sheltered workshop to service innovator

When founding CEO Ian Bennett formed AQA Victoria in 1987, he formed it to save the jobs of his coll..

AQA acknowledges that we live and work on lands stolen from the oldest continuous culture on earth. While our office is on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, we live and work on First Nations lands across Victoria. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and that this was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. We pay our deepest respect to Elders past and present, and we thank them for holding wisdom and caring for country. We also acknowledge that AQA’s work of building a more caring and inclusive society - where everyone has the resources they need to live well - follows in the footsteps of a long and ongoing struggle of First Nations peoples across the continent to be afforded the self determination, respect and resources they need to live well.

Diversity and Inclusion

Disability doesn’t discriminate, so our community is as diverse as the richly diverse culture we exist in. Having the fullest version of ourselves on display, seen and appreciated, is a fundamental aspect of living a full and meaningful life. It is also the foundation from which the full benefit of our capacity building and empowering supports are accessed. Recognising this, we have developed an organisational culture where diversity is not just thoughtfully and respectfully accommodated, but truly celebrated - be it ethnicity, religion, ability, age, gender, sexuality or gender identity.

History.

History of AQA 1: How AQA Victoria got its name

History of AQA 2: The founding of AQA services

History of AQA 3: The friendly organisation

History of AQA 4: The pioneering of peer support

History of AQA 5: From sheltered workshop to service innovator

Acknowledgment of Country

Diversity and Inclusion

History.

History of AQA 1: How AQA Victoria got its name

History of AQA 2: The founding of AQA services

History of AQA 3: The friendly organisation

History of AQA 4: The pioneering of peer support

History of AQA 5: From sheltered workshop to service innovator

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Acknowledgment of Country

Diversity and Inclusion