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Mosaic Support Services is now part of Able Australia. We’re stronger together, delivering better days every day with and for the people we support.

At Mosaic Support Services we live our Mission of enriching and improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families by offering personalised services, programs, and experiences for our clients. Our Flexible Supports teams offer clients a personalised approach to day programs and supports, as well as respite services for clients from 5-years and older. These respite services offer a smooth transition to our Home and Living options, where clients are provided opportunities and guidance to reach their independence goals. We offer a wide range of exciting experiences to our clients from our monthly 48 Hour Break Program, where clients spend the weekend exploring beautiful spots around Tasmania - including Launceston, Huonville, Port Arthur and more, through to our quarterly Camp options where clients can immerse themselves in a real 5-day camping experience including scavenger hunts, marshmallow toasting and obstacle courses. We have something to suit everyone at Mosaic Support Services and strongly believe in building supports around the client, to support them to achieve their individual goals. If you have any questions please reach out to our experience Intake team, they can talk to you about your options and support you through your journey. At Mosaic Support Services, our Values allow us to attract passionate and motivated employees who uphold our Vision and support our clients, Living life my way.

14/11/2025

There’s less than six weeks left until Christmas! The crew at Made by Mosaic are well prepared to help stuff your stockings. They have been busy designing and creating this year’s Festive range.

They have planned, poured and packaged to bring you:

🕯️ Candles: Melting Snowman, Reindeer, and Holly
🧼 Soaps: Reindeer, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Tree and Pudding

All with festive scents such as spiced maple, candy cane and gingerbread.

You can shop the full range online (check the comments!)

If you’re in Hobart, pop into our store at 2a Pierce Street, Moonah on weekdays - or visit Amy this Sunday at the Handmade Plus Market!

📅 Sunday 16th November
🕙 10am – 2pm
📍 Elwick Racecourse
🎟️ Free entry

29/10/2025

We’re excited to announce the Deafblind Communication: Building Professional Competencies project is now complete.

This project was in partnership with Monash University , Able Australia, and the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters ().

This important initiative aimed to strengthen the skills and recognition of professionals working in deafblind communication.

✨ Project highlights include:
- Conducted a global survey of professionals to better understand their training experiences and needs (report now published).
- Developed a formal credential in deafblind interpreting, with the first cohort of 25 interpreters now proudly earning this qualification.

Able Australia will include project insights and resources into our CommGuide training, supporting continued excellence in communication support for people who are deafblind.

A huge thank you to everyone involved for helping build a stronger, more inclusive future for the deafblind community.

13/10/2025

Communication is connection and that includes checking in on the people who care.

This National Carers Week, we recognise the vital role unpaid carers play in the lives of the people we support – family, partners, and friends who show up every day.

Caring can be rewarding, but it can also be lonely, tiring, and unseen.

Research shows that carers with access to support experience better wellbeing than those who go it alone.

At Able, we support carers by listening, sharing updates, linking to services and helping their person thrive.

This week, take the time to check in with the carers you know.

Need Support?
Carer Gateway
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10/10/2025

For many people, their mental wellbeing begins to unravel when their voice is ignored or never supported in the first place.

For people with communication support needs, the risk of isolation, frustration and distress increases when:

• they can’t express how they feel
• they don’t understand what’s happening
• their communication isn’t recognised or valued

That’s why supporting all forms of communication supports wellbeing. Including speech, signs, symbols, sounds, movement, silence – supports wellbeing.

💬 Everyone deserves to say “I’m not okay” in their own way.

This World Mental Health Day, let’s listen more closely.

Let’s honour every voice, especially the ones not always heard.

09/10/2025

🎨 Meet Alex! Many of you already know Alex. He is a talented artist who brings creativity to life through tactile art! Using materials like feathers, bubble wrap, pom poms, and fabric, Alex creates vibrant, touchable works that speak to the senses, especially for the deafblind community.

“I first got into Creative Arts back in 2010 thanks to an art session with Able Australia. Without their support, I wouldn’t have discovered the deafblind community or my passion for art,” Alex shares.

Now, his work shines proving that art has no barriers. 💫

07/10/2025

At Able we include everyone, and support people to communicate in their own unique way.

Whether it’s spoken words, Auslan, gestures, eye movements, or technology…
Whether it’s loud or quiet, simple or complex…
Whether it’s a blink, a look, or a movement…

You don’t need words to have worth.
You don’t need speech to have a say.

We all deserve connection, dignity, and choice.

This Communication Bill of Rights reminds us that all forms of communication are valid, including those that are non-symbolic or hard to interpret.

Let’s work together to make sure no one is left out of the conversation.

Based on the NJC Communication Bill of Rights (2024)
Designed using ARASAAC pictograms | CC (BY-NC-SA)

26/09/2025

Following on from International Day of Sign languages on Tuesday we put the spotlight on Auslan.

Would you like to learn the Auslan alphabet?

Click the link below to help you learn everything from A to Z in the Auslan alphabet - https://tinyurl.com/3j7vm8z4

24/09/2025

🤲Tactile Sign

This Deaf Awareness Week, we’re highlighting how the deafblind community uses Auslan.

Tactile signing is when a person places their hands over the hands of the signer to feel each sign. The tactile alphabet makes it possible to spell out words letter by letter. This ensures communication is never out of reach.

Access to sign language is a human right. For people who are deafblind, tactile signing helps prevent isolation. It also opens doors to inclusion, connection, and community.

🎥 Watch the video to see the deafblind tactile signed alphabet in action.

➡️ Learn more through resources from Able’s Centre for Excellence – Deafblind (link in comments).

23/09/2025

"No Human Rights without Sign Language Rights"

On this International Day for Sign Languages, we support access to sign language. We celebrate how the deafblind community has adapted Auslan. These adaptions make communication and connection possible.

Some ways Auslan is adapted for connection include:

• Visual Frame Signing: keeping signs within a person’s limited field of vision.
• Tracking: placing a hand on the signer’s wrist to follow movement and feel expression.
• Close Range Signing: signing slowly and at eye level within close distance.
• Tactile Signing: placing hands over the signer’s hands to feel the signs.
• Deafblind Fingerspelling: spelling letters into the receiver’s hand.
• Social Haptic Communication: Touch cues that enhance sign language. These can include facial expressions or details about room layout.

These adaptations don’t just bridge gaps; they affirm sign language access as a human right. Without them, deafblind people risk exclusion from community, culture, and decision-making.

Want to learn more? Check the comments for resources from Able’s Centre for Excellence – Deafblind, including our Auslan tutorial videos.

[Image Description: A collage of people using Auslan adaptations, including tactile signing, close range signing, and visual frame signing, to celebrate International Day for Sign Languages.]

19/09/2025

New tools for better conversations in Positive Behaviour Support

Are you a Positive Behaviour Support practitioner or do you know one that is keen to strengthen communication with NDIS participants?

This week, “The Right Direction” resources were launched. These resources aim to change how behaviour support is planned and shared under the NDIS.

The resources were:
- Co-designed with people with disability, not just for them
- Can be used at every stage this includes from the first meeting to home visits, meetings, writing and reviews.
- Built to make behaviour support clearer, even more inclusive and person-centred.

We are proud that Dr Meredith Prain, Head of our Centre of Excellence – Deafblind, was part of the project’s advisory committee. Her knowledge helped make sure the resources work for people with complex sensory and communication needs.

Explore the tools today, therightdirectionpbs.com

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Hobart, TAS
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Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61362449444

Website

http://www.mosaictas.org.au/, https://ableaustralia.org.au/

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About Mosaic Support Services

Mosaic Support Services is an innovative, progressive disability services organisation committed to our Mission to enrich and improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families.

We are a registered NDIS provider of a variety of quality programs and services designed to support you to live your life, your way.

If you think you’d like to spend a night or two taking a break at one of our Respite venues, then have a chat with us, we understand the NDIS can be confusing, we can help you work out your plan so that it suits your needs.

We also offer a variety of Community Access programs to teach you a new skill or help you prepare for a more independent life. Perhaps you’d like to learn how to use a computer, or you would like to join a sports team? We can support you to do that.