Our Vision

Inclusive communities which respect, value and empower all people with a disability  

Our Mission

To create opportunities for people to make the most of their abilities

Our Values

Empowerment

Respect

Inclusion

Commitment

Achievement

Our History

House With No Steps was founded by Lionel Watts in 1962 as a self-help and fundraising organisation to address the needs of people with disabilities so that they could take an active position in the community.

A true visionary; he dreamt of pathways that would make the most of people's abilities so that they could be as independent as possible, participate in gainful employment, develop their skills and further their education and training.

Building on this dream over the past 45 years, House With No Steps has developed into a diverse and highly effective organisation that continues to take a person-centred, strengths-based approach to making the most of people's abilities.

Our Principles

Our underlying principles are that people with disability be given the right to:

• a life of dignity
• make choices
• realise their potential socially, intellectually and vocationally
• participate as fully as possible in the decisions affecting their lives
• participate in and contribute to their community and be accepted therein
• aids and supports that maximise their independence
• a pleasing environment to reflect and confirm their personal worth
• a wealth of experience and knowledge to enhance their quality of life in the community and the workplace