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To mark International Day of People with Disability, we’re reflecting on some of the ways that Bank Australia is working to improve accessibility and inclusion across our banking, our partnerships and our impact.

On the northern tip of the Gold Coast, Hope Island is a purpose-built housing project that exemplifies inclusive, accessible living. Learn how Accessible Homes Australia (AHA), with the backing of Bank Australia, is helping revolutionise specialist disability accommodation in Australia.

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On South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, up to 90% of native habitat has been lost since colonisation. Through grassroots rewilding initiative The Forktree Project – a Bank Australia community customer grant recipient – environmental scientist Tim Jarvis is determined to change that, one seed at a t

Moving into a thoughtfully designed and purpose-built apartment has been ‘an absolute game changer’ for Shanon, a resident at AccessAccom’s Specialist Disability Housing (SDA) apartments in Woolooware, Sydney.

In a quiet, tree-lined street just 11kms from Melbourne’s CBD, a residential development is reshaping how Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) can look and feel. Named “Bumblebee”, this ten-apartment complex is more than a housing solution – it’s an example of purpose-driven design.

Read how Specialist Disability Accommodation is being reshaped in Melbourne.

Discover how Venezuelan-born artist and mum Marynel Jaimes found community, confidence and a thriving career through SisterWorks, a social enterprise supporting migrant, refugee and asylum seeker women. Learn how Bank Australia’s impact fund helped power programs that enabled Marynel to grow.