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overview
The 12th Annual National Disability Summit will return this year on the 2-3 December 2021 2021. We will continue the discussion and review the progress and initiatives in supporting people with disability and their families to maximise independence and participation by creating greater choice.
This passionate audience is broken down into NDIS services providers, community care organisations, state & federal government agencies, council organizations nationwide, NDIS representatives, independent carers, aged care facilities, aged care providers and many more in a knowledge sharing environment.
Topics and Discussion Points:
- Independent Assessments
- The review provisions in the NDIS Act – how does this affect me?
- Plan flexibility in a Post-COVID world
- Understanding the changes to early childhood intervention
- Reviewing the ‘impairment tables’ for Disability Support Pension eligibility
- Living with Disability in Australia
- Emergency management & emergency planning
- Exploring alternative options to provide support
- Human Rights
- Diversity & social inclusion for CALD communities
- Preventing and responding to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability
- Navigating the Health System
- Compliance and Safeguarding: are we putting people with disabilities first?
- NDIS appeals process – what this means for you
- Employment: advice, practical support, lasting impact
- Redefining reasonable & necessary / reasonably necessary
- Building a more accessible standard for housing
- Creating accessible and inclusive communities
- International Comparison
speakers
The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
Minister for Families and Social Services, Minister for Women’s Safety, Senator for South Australia, Manager, Government Business in the Senate
Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC
Minister for National Disability Insurance Scheme, Minister for Government Services, Senator for Western Australia
Pauline Luchetta
Carer and Parent, Managing Director, The Cassidy Crew
Thomas Banks
Managing Director, Centre for Access
Rachael Thompson
Manager – Advocacy and NDIS Appeals, RIAC
A/Prof Michelle Villeneuve
Associate Professor, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney
Natalie Wade
Founder and Principal Solicitor, Equality Lawyers
Senator Jordon Steele-John
Australian Greens Party
Angela Cook
Project Manager, Community Engagement, CFA
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM LLB
2021 QLD Australian of the Year, Senior Resident in the Emergency Department at the Gold Coast University Hospital and Lecturer, School of Medicine, Griffith University
Darren O’Donovan
Leading Expert in NDIS, La Trobe University
Janine McIlwraith
Principal Lawyer, Margalit Lawyers
Professor Anne Kavanagh
Chair of Disability & Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Nick Mann
Founder and Principal, Polaris Lawyers
Adrian Munro
CEO, Richmond Wellbeing
Dr Rachael Sowden
Member, Disability Council NSW
Carol Jewell
Acting National Manager, Professional Practice and Development, Occupational Therapy Australia
Angela Kalantzis
The Brain Injury Community
Lucie Scott
Children’s Emergency Clinical Nurse Consultant, Emergency Department, Gold Coast University Hospital
Daniel Valiente-Riedl
General Manager, JobAccess
Robert Fitzgerald AM
NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner
Bruce Woodhouse
Partnerships Manager - Customer and Communities Division, SGCH
Kate Smith
Chief Operating Officer, CIVIC Disability Services
Steven Strange
CIO and Founder, Health Metrics
Dr Gávi Ansara
PACFA Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Clinical Educator, & AAFT Accredited Clinical Supervisor, Ansara Psychotherapy
Samantha Taylor
Acting NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner
Vanessa Wischusen
Carer
Melinda Scaringi
Director, Communications - Ellis Jones
Jessica Birkett
Associate Director, Communications, Ellis Jones
Sue Dymond
Founder & CEO, iDareU
Commissioner Dan Stubbs
Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Christian Astourian
DnD Program Manager, Diversity and Disability, Migrant Resource Centre North-West
Joe Dreyfus
Social Impact Controller, Hireup
Louise MacLeod
A/g Deputy, Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Senior Business Development Manager
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Insights
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Testimonials
“Attending the National Disability Summit was a great experience. There was a wide variety of speakers and the Informa staff were amazing and accommodating to meeting everybody’s needs.”
Louise Bugeja, Internode“You need to be there, to learn more.”
Stephen Odusa, CatholiccareNT“Always a great event for networking with decision makers and key people from disability organisations that are working on innovative projects.”
Danny Hui, Sameview“Such an interesting 2 days with a great quality and range of speakers. Well organised and great flow of themes.”
Anonymous
Health & Safety Commitments
When you join our event, you can expect to see that health and safety is a priority, and that a range of measures are in place to ensure everyone involved is able to enjoy a safe, hygienic, productive and high-quality organised event experience.
All Informa events will be run according to official government and local authority guidance in the first instance, as well as any venue or location-specific regulations. In addition, Informa Australia will follow some key health and safety priority commitments as part of “Informa AllSecure“.
Full vaccination against Covid-19 is required for all in-person attendees.
IMPORTANT: For more information on Informa’s Vaccination requirement for all in-person attendees, our Event Health & Safety measures in place and Conditions of entry, click here.
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
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when & where
02 - 03 Dec 2021
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman St,
Southbank VIC 3006
(03) 9292
Room rates start at $230p/n. Book accommodation via Crown Promenade Melbourne.
Rooms are subject to hotel availability at the time of booking. Guests will require a valid credit card when making the booking to guarantee the reservation. Cancellation policy is: reservation to be cancelled 24hrs prior to arrival to avoid one night cancellation fee.
contact
Still have a question?
Katrina Bowns
Conference Producer
katrina.bowns@informa.com.au
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
+61 2 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com
