Explore is Afford’s new one-on-one community-based activity program. You can choose the activities you enjoy, learn new skills and make the most of every day or night – the great thing about Explore is that it’s not restricted to the usual Monday to Friday daytime schedule.

Explore runs in 16-week blocks, and we’ll check in with you regularly. You can change your timetable or activities at any time. There’s also a flexible “build your own” option where you can mix your favourite activities with others on offer.

Explore is all about being part of your local community. The locations will depend on your goals and what you want to do. That might be at a shopping centre, gym, sports field, library or art gallery. We will work with you to plan this based on what matters most to you.

We are choosing accessible venues in the community that meet a range of needs. Each person will have a risk assessment at the start of the program to help us plan around things like seizures, needing temperature-controlled spaces, or requiring rest breaks. If you need to rest, you will usually return home with your support worker.

That depends on your choices. You might choose to do some activities one-on-one. But we’re also designing Explore to bring small groups of clients together in the community, each with their own support worker. That way, you can have social time too (if you want).

This will be planned with you. We’re building a list of community venues with accessible adult change facilities. If you need two people to help, that will be part of your support plan.