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Category: Conferences

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Posted inBusiness News

Libraries as Community Connectors to continue

by daniellekJune 2, 2025June 2, 2025

The Libraries as Community Connectors provides free online training and resources for Australian public libraries to create inclusive library environments. Federal funding for the program has recently been extended for […]

Jenny McAllister, a middle-aged woman with short brown hair, stands on stage behind a lectern. She is speaking. She is wearing a grey blazer.
Posted inNews

Minister promises collaboration in first major speech

by daniellekMay 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Australia’s new Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Jenny McAllister, says she is trying “not to waste a single day” as she adjusts to her portfolio.  The Minister was […]

Posted inConferences

AFDO Disability Advocacy Conference 2025  

by Kymberly MartinMay 20, 2025May 21, 2025

Conference focus on policy, practice and community.

A group of people sitting in an auditorium for a conference.
Posted inHome Care Services

Design for Care showcase: SMARTer workplaces in H&SA

by daniellekApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Poor work design is a key contributor to psychological injury in the Healthcare and Social Assistance (H&SA) industry. Poor psychological health, such as burnout, stress, and anxiety not only harms […]

Mick on Wheels, a man in a wheelchair holding a microphone wearing a black hat. He is pointing to the camera.
Posted inConferences

Mick on Wheels to take to the stage

by daniellekMarch 25, 2025March 26, 2025

The 2025 Nepean Disability Expo ambassador has been announced: musician Mick Sattin, AKA Mick on Wheels.  Sattin contracted meningitis at just two days old, resulting in lower-body paraplegia. Since then […]

NOFASD CEO Sophie Harrington, a blonde lady in a black blazer and red top, smiles at the camera. We see her from the shoulders up.
Posted inConferences

Call for end to FASD stigma

by daniellekMarch 25, 2025March 26, 2025

The CEO of Australia’s National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (NOFASD) says it’s time to end the stigmatisation of women around FASD. CEO Sophie Harrington addressed delegates at an […]

Joline George, founder of Help You Cope. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a pink blazer, and is standing next to a banner about a morning tea.
Posted inConferences

Inaugural autism expo challenges status quo

by daniellekAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

The inaugural Autism Expo, starting this weekend in Canley Vale, NSW, is set to be a landmark event for families and individuals within the autism community. Founded by Joline George, […]

A pink brain, seen from above, representing the brain injury conference.
Posted inConferences

Register now for Adelaide Brain Injury Conference

by daniellekAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Brain Injury Australia’s 9th National Brain Injury Conference will be held from September 24-26 at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia. The conference is one of the leading learning and development […]

The logo for the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, which is running the Disability Employment Forum.
Posted inConferences

Disability employment on the agenda at Sydney forum

by daniellekJuly 30, 2024July 30, 2024

An upcoming forum on disability employment aims to provide businesses with practical strategies and insights into creating more inclusive workplaces. The Disability Employment, Inclusion and Leadership Summit, to be held […]

An airplane wing in the sky at sunset.
Posted inCommunity News

Travel conference ready to take you away

by daniellekJuly 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Australia’s leading accessible and inclusive tourism conference is coming to Melbourne next month. The Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Conference (AITCAP) will land in Melbourne on Tuesday 27 August for its […]

A plasticine brain cut in half, showing the inside.
Posted inConferences

Brain injury conference coming to NZ

by daniellekJuly 16, 2024July 17, 2024

A new conference focused on brain injury will bring together people with lived experience, experts and professionals to discuss the latest research, rehabilitation and more. The Traumatic Brain Injury Conference […]

Posted inConferences

Disability advocates speak at UN conference   

by Kymberly MartinJuly 2, 2024

Children & Young People with Disability delegates share insights in New York.

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