Want a career that meets your needs

& plays to your unique strengths?

Learn how to become a virtual assistant

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Take your first 2 steps to becoming a Virtual Assistant

Register your email to receive our support resource: The 65 Most Common VA Tasks, along with the first activity from the foundational course.

These resources will give you an idea of the services a VA can offer, along with how to establish your needs. You'll be surprised just how diverse and interesting a day-in-the-life of a VA can be.

ADAPT VA is Australia's first virtual assistance business mentor and accelerator designed for disabled people, built by a disabled person.

We empower you with the training, templates, processes and support required to build a custom-fit career to you and your needs.

Exploring

Explore becoming a VA

Existing

Connect with other ADAPT VAs

Entrepreneurs

Hire a neurodivergent or disabled VA

“Traditional careers aren’t always built for those with unique needs - but entrepreneurship and virtual assistance can be.”

— Debbie McKenna, Founder, ADAPT VA

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Explore our foundational course

The Virtual Assistant Course for Disabled & Neurodivergent People is a self-paced online program

designed to guide you through the essential steps to building and launching your own virtual assistant

services or business.

what's included

in the foundational course

  • Templates, worksheets, presentations, video tutorials

  • Community Discord to ask questions & connect with other ADAPT VAs

  • 12 months access

  • Access to the entire course in one go

  • 5 self-paced modules

why choose ADAPT Virtual Assistance?

Because we understand the specific and unique needs of disabled and neurodivergent people. ADAPT VA is proudly founded by a person with a disability for people with a disability. 

Everything we create is designed to be adapted to suit your needs.

Our mission is to help you create a fulfilling career that is suited to your specific needs, strengths and skills.

Words of Support

Learn more about Debbie's expertise through these words of support from clients past and present.

Karen Hedley

The Easy Read Toolbox

"Debbie is so knowledgeable, adaptable, supportive and willing to learn whatever you need."

Sandy Lowres

Women Beyond Forty

"Debbie was able to problem solve and think outside the box, which was a great asset!"

Susan Jarvis

The Spicy Boudoir

"I trusted Debbie with social media engagement for my business and I was delighted with the results."

Anonymous

Speaker & Advocate

"I was specifically looking to employ a VA from the disability community who understood the nuances of disability language."