In 2025, will&able received an Innovation Grant from the Ministry of Social Development, launching the will&able Innovation Project. With initiatives like a competency framework, supervisor training and corporate secondment framework, we’re creating real opportunities for growth - inside and beyond our factory walls.

The launch of our clean team marks an exciting new chapter for will&able - creating meaningful employment while delivering high-quality cleaning services. Every clean helps build skills, confidence, and independence for our growing team while opening doors for other neurodivergent and differently-abled people where employment opportunities are often limited.

Many Kiwis choose will&able products to support a community that deserves opportunities. Every purchase, partnership, donation, or share helps create meaningful work, build skills, and open doors for neurodivergent and differently-abled Kiwis. Support will&able - because when everyone gets a chance to thrive, we all benefit.

This week, we’re celebrating a milestone of 63 years since our journey began. Our story stretches back to 1962, when Arthur Clayton founded The Auckland Sheltered Workshop and Training Centre - a pioneering step toward creating work opportunities for neurodiverse and differently abled people in Aotearoa.

We love partnering with businesses that make a real difference - from national brands to local innovators. This month, we’re shining a light on ISpy Nits, a Kiwi company turning a common parenting challenge into a fun, stigma-free solution.

The barriers to employment for disabled people in Aotearoa are often hard to talk about. At will&able, we believe in being open and transparent about the system we operate in, and our uncharted journey towards becoming a financially sustainable social enterprise while doing right by our people.