About Us
Our sole purpose is driven by our collective desire to change the world for the better for people with disability.
Philosophy and Purpose
Our philosophy is to provide the highest level of care and commitment, that one would expect for their family and best friend.
Danny Met Sally is a premium national disability service provide employing more than 500 support, administration and client care staff across Australia and growing.
We recognise that when it comes to finding support for you, family member or best friend, it is vital that implementing the right plan and matching the right people to needs will allow our clients to live their life to the fullest.
Read our Founder’s Storywho We Help
Danny Met Sally works across all areas of the disability community and healthcare sector.
- - Individuals
- - Parents & Carers
- - Support Coordinators
- - Hospitals
- - Kids & Teens
We provide services across all levels and areas of care, delivered to the highest possible standard.
Core SupportOur Founders
Rick has a proven track record with over 20 years of executive leadership encompassing roles as a CEO, Managing Director, CMO, General Manger and managed complex P & L’s, business start-ups, and acquisitions.
His passion and deep empathy for disability is inherent with his younger brother (Danny) being down syndrome and father (Edward) having early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Rick is steadfast, the very ethos of our business will be the resolution, EVERY client will be treated as part of the Danny Met Sally family, will be encouraged and inspired to live their best lives and fulfill their dreams.
Send EmailAshleigh has been dedicated to the Disability Industry her entire working career.
For over 10 years she has specialised in complex in-home support, Supported Independent Living, Specialist Disability Accommodation, and Palliative Care.
Sally was Ashleigh’s very first client when she first started out as a Support Worker, she supported Sally for 5 years. Sally showed Ashleigh what person-centred care really meant and ended up being one of her Best Friends. They had so many adventures – going all the way to London together, which was an unforgettable experience for them both. There were highs and lows – as Sally’s condition worsened, their bond grew stronger. Ashleigh supported and advocated for Sally to get the funding she required to ensure she could live the life she wanted. Ashleigh was with Sally until she sadly passed away on 26th September 2017.
Palliative Care Support holds a special place in Ashleigh’s heart. Her goal is to care and guide people and their families through the end part of their life journey and allow them to create positive memories in these moments.
Ashleigh’s ambition is to create a world where everyone has the same opportunities to live not just a fulfilling life, but their best life.
Send Email“We want to set the benchmark for standards and what it means to be a Premium Quality Care provider within the disability industry, not only in Australia, but around the world.”
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the story behind our name
Meet Danny
1975 - 1993
Danny Dalton, given to the state from birth and adopted at the age of 9,
by the Hall family Ray (father) Joan (mother) two brothers Phillip,
Mathew and three sisters, Melissa, Rachel and Nicky.
Mathew, the youngest brother met Danny at the state home through their
combined love of music. Mathew soon introduced the Hall family to Danny.
Danny was not just adopted as one of the family, he was Danny Hall. He
soon became Joan’s favourite and the household embraced Danny as family!
Danny had a big personality! Loved listening to music and singing,
anywhere there was a microphone, Danny was there! He loved gardening so
much, he worked in the local nursery. He dearly loved his loved his
family and had a very special place for his loving Grandy, Henry Dalton.
He did have a special place in his heart though for Isla Fisher, he was
certain she one day would be his bride. Danny was also sports crazy,
loved cricket the Penrith Panthers and ten pin bowling.
His favourite foods in the world were McDonalds, Mars Bars and a can of
coke! Do not get in between Danny and his food Danny was on the mild
spectrum of down syndrome and would occasionally get down on himself for
being down syndromed.
Danny tragically passed away in a house fire. His father Ray fell from
the second story of his house with Danny in his arms trying to safe him,
sheltering him from the fall.
Danny’s ashes and memorial lay rest at the Hall’s home where his photos
are featured in every room of the house. Joan and Ray are delighted at
Danny’s name being highlighted as a crucial element of our business
purpose. The Hall’s do not want to be the highlight as they feel the
honour of having Danny was the highlight of their lives. Nicky, the
youngest is a disability support worker . We grieve him today, but the
Hall’s gave him the most incredible full life in those 9 years in which
he was enabled and encouraged and lived his best life.
Meet Sally
Sally was a dedicated nurse & a mother. She loved cats and took in any
strays; her favourite was Wagon-Train who was 1 of 10 in Sally’s home –
they were inseparable.
Sally was diagnosed with a rare condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth and
was deemed a quadriplegic. This changed the rest of her life. She was no
longer able to walk, shower or dress herself. In the last few months of
her life, she had support workers with her 24 hours of the day in her
home.
Sally was funny, generous and was never afraid to tell you what she
wanted. Her favourite pastimes were watching her beloved Hawthorn,
Coronation Street and listening to the Beatles.
She could and would talk to anyone, and she made good friends with her
neighbours, support workers and even her access cab driver. She liked
things done a certain way, sometimes to the millimetre. Meeting the
right workers and team was crucial to making sure this could be achieved
for and with her.
Sally sadly passed away in her home, surrounded by her daughter and
those closest to her, listening to the Beatles. Wagon-Train passed away
days after Sally, they really were inseparable. Remembered and loved
forever, she is dearly missed.