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May 21st<\/sup>\u00a0is of course Election Day, an important day for the whole country, but it is also a big day for the Savige Pest Control Ipswich Jets as on the same day it is Disability Awareness Round, with a fantastic sponsor at the helm.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The aim of the day is to create awareness for fans of the Ipswich Jets, and all of those in our community who are living with, or have a family member who is living with a disability.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Joining the Ipswich Jets Family for this day as the naming rights sponsor of the event will be the team from\u00a0What Ability<\/i>, an NDIS registered support service that delivers experiences that are truly \u2018out of this world\u2019 for its clients.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Founded by former Parramatta Eels player Steve Dresler (who is also the Chief Executive Officer), What Ability has relationships with dozens of sports stars who participate in creating fun, unforgettable experiences.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re all about putting happiness first,\u201d Steve said. \u201cWhat Ability<\/i>\u00a0is an organization that is focussed purely on providing fun experiences through our day programs and our overnight camps.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cOn a daily basis we go to work, delivering experiences for participants out in the community, and this could be anything from swimming, surfing, picnics in the park or kicking the footy around.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cIf it delivers a smile, then that\u2019s what we are looking for.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Steve started What Ability after he retired from professional footy, and it was on his down time when he was a player that he might have found his second calling in life.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cDuring my time as a player, I worked on weekends supporting kids with a disability and helping out in my local community,\u201d Steve said. \u201cAfter being forced to retire from league following a spate of injuries in 2019, I decided that I wanted to keep helping these kids full time.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cComing to terms with my early retirement was tough at times, as I often felt like my passion had been taken away from me, but getting into the industry of helping people has been nothing short of a blessing, and that\u2019s when I started recruiting other athletes. That\u2019s how\u00a0What Ability<\/i>\u00a0was born.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n What Ability<\/i>\u00a0utilizes many sports personalities to help deliver those smiles, including Sean Keppie (Manly Sea Eagles) Lauren Cheatle (Sydney Sixers) and Angus Bell (NSW Waratahs), to name a few, and they work with What Ability as support workers.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Along with the business side of\u00a0What Ability<\/i>, Steve also is proud of the\u00a0What Ability Foundation<\/i>, which is the second part of what he works so hard on.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cThe<\/i>\u00a0What Ability Foundation<\/i>\u00a0is a not-for-profit that unlocks ticketed experiences for people living with a disability and their families,\u201d Steve said. \u201cWe partner with all types of experience providers across sport, live entertainment, adventure, hospitality and dining to unlock experiences across the country.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cThese experiences can be something like a day out bowling, a trip a local footy match, or something epics, like a day out at a theme park of an all-abilities sports game at a well-known stadium.\u201d \u201cMy purpose now is to be a voice for the innocent of the world, by inspiring them to do more, be more, see more and dream more,\u201d Steve added. \u201cThis event will continue to help break down barriers and provide awareness, visibility, and community support to those living with a disability.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cIt is such a great initiative, and we are so excited to be a part of it!\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Get involved, get inspired and find out more about What Ability at\u00a0www.whatability.com.au<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”10827,10828,10829,10830″ show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Putting The Ability into Disability<\/p>\n May 21st is of course Election Day, an important day for the whole country, but it is also a big day for the Savige Pest Control Ipswich Jets as on the same day it is Disability Awareness Round, with a fantastic sponsor at the helm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
So mark May 21st in your diary and see what\u00a0What Ability<\/i>\u00a0has on offer alongside the Ipswich Jets.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\nPutting The Ability into Disability<\/i><\/u><\/u><\/h2>\r\nMay 21st<\/sup>\u00a0is of course Election Day, an important day for the whole country, but it is also a big day for the Savige Pest Control Ipswich Jets as on the same day it is Disability Awareness Round, with a fantastic sponsor at the helm.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nThe aim of the day is to create awareness for fans of the Ipswich Jets, and all of those in our community who are living with, or have a family member who is living with a disability.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nJoining the Ipswich Jets Family for this day as the naming rights sponsor of the event will be the team from\u00a0What Ability<\/i>, an NDIS registered support service that delivers experiences that are truly \u2018out of this world\u2019 for its clients.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nFounded by former Parramatta Eels player Steve Dresler (who is also the Chief Executive Officer), What Ability has relationships with dozens of sports stars who participate in creating fun, unforgettable experiences.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re all about putting happiness first,\u201d Steve said. \u201cWhat Ability<\/i>\u00a0is an organization that is focussed purely on providing fun experiences through our day programs and our overnight camps.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cOn a daily basis we go to work, delivering experiences for participants out in the community, and this could be anything from swimming, surfing, picnics in the park or kicking the footy around.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cIf it delivers a smile, then that\u2019s what we are looking for.\u201d<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nSteve started What Ability after he retired from professional footy, and it was on his down time when he was a player that he might have found his second calling in life.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cDuring my time as a player, I worked on weekends supporting kids with a disability and helping out in my local community,\u201d Steve said. \u201cAfter being forced to retire from league following a spate of injuries in 2019, I decided that I wanted to keep helping these kids full time.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cComing to terms with my early retirement was tough at times, as I often felt like my passion had been taken away from me, but getting into the industry of helping people has been nothing short of a blessing, and that\u2019s when I started recruiting other athletes. That\u2019s how\u00a0What Ability<\/i>\u00a0was born.\u201d<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nWhat Ability<\/i>\u00a0utilizes many sports personalities to help deliver those smiles, including Sean Keppie (Manly Sea Eagles) Lauren Cheatle (Sydney Sixers) and Angus Bell (NSW Waratahs), to name a few, and they work with What Ability as support workers.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nAlong with the business side of\u00a0What Ability<\/i>, Steve also is proud of the\u00a0What Ability Foundation<\/i>, which is the second part of what he works so hard on.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe<\/i>\u00a0What Ability Foundation<\/i>\u00a0is a not-for-profit that unlocks ticketed experiences for people living with a disability and their families,\u201d Steve said. \u201cWe partner with all types of experience providers across sport, live entertainment, adventure, hospitality and dining to unlock experiences across the country.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cThese experiences can be something like a day out bowling, a trip a local footy match, or something epics, like a day out at a theme park of an all-abilities sports game at a well-known stadium.\u201d\r\nSo mark May 21st in your diary and see what\u00a0What Ability<\/i>\u00a0has on offer alongside the Ipswich Jets.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cMy purpose now is to be a voice for the innocent of the world, by inspiring them to do more, be more, see more and dream more,\u201d Steve added. \u201cThis event will continue to help break down barriers and provide awareness, visibility, and community support to those living with a disability.<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is such a great initiative, and we are so excited to be a part of it!\u201d<\/u><\/u>\r\n\r\nGet involved, get inspired and find out more about What Ability at\u00a0www.whatability.com.au<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/u><\/u>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sponsor-highlight","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/10823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipswichjets.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}