The Foundation was established in 1970, whilst its namesake, well-known journalist and disability rights activist E. W. Tipping, was hospitalised and terminally ill.
Tipping’s work with the Melbourne Herald was instrumental improving conditions at Kew Cottages and other disability institutions.
The Foundation established, in 2011, a specialist 30-bed community-based Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitaton service, in partnership with UK-based Brainkind.
It provides home and community-based services, including skills development, attendant care, support in educational and work settings, recreational and leisure activities and flexible respite.
The person-centred philosophy adopted by E. W. Tipping Foundation, and many other community service organisations, is a focus on the individual choice and empowerment.