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The Department of Social Services (DSS) is inviting people with disability, their carers and families to complete the 2016 Progress Report Stakeholder Engagement Survey.

Speak Out Conference 2017: “Out of the shadows – into a life!” The Speak Out Self Advocacy Conference is the longest running conference for people with intellectual disability in Australia.

"Shaping our future: discussions on disability rights" Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Alastair McEwin will be conducting a national consultation which will help guide the development of his priorities and seek input from the disability community on how he can most effectively work to advance the rights of people with a disability. These consultations aim to engage with the disability community and gather information and knowledge on the extent and nature of disability discrimination and the human rights of people with disability in Australia. The focus of the consultations will be guided by the Commissioner's National Consultation Discussion paper which sets out five proposed areas of priority as being: Employment Education Housing The criminal justice system Implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Consultations will be held in each capital city and some regional centres between October 2016 - March 2017

Adult Sibling Forum Adelaide

An event in Brisbane for adult siblings of people living with disability.

A discussion about the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how it will affect the Tasmanian Autism community.

For those heading to Brisbane for the CRU ‘Claiming a positive future: The Power of Possibility’ conference later this month, here is an event being hosted by QDN that may be of interest.

This is a list of events happening around Australia.

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Registration now open for WAiS Conference on Sunday and Monday, 8-9 May 2016 featuring international guests Stephen Hinkle and Peter Leidy.