Fwd: FW: ACT Conference : NDIS : Change, Challenge and Choice

 

View this email in your browser Are you ready for the NDIS? NDIS: Change, Challenge and Choice is a fantastic opportunity for people in the ACT and surrounding areas to learn about and gain skills to get the best outcomes from the NDIS. With a focus on the ACT, this is the most comprehensive and practical conference on the NDIS that has been held to date. Learn from the NDIS experiences of people with disability, carers, family members, and disability service providers from the Victorian, NSW and ACT NDIS trial sites  - and hear from NDIS experts -  in plenary and elective sessions. If you are a person with disability, their family member or carer, a disability support worker or a disability sector professional this conference is for you. To register visit www.ndis-conference.com.au   REGISTER NOW     Keynote Speakers : Dougie Herd is internationally recognised for his work in the field of social justice and the rights of people with disability. He is Australia's leading speaker on the NDIS and also an ACT resident preparing to access the scheme. Moira Kelly is an international humanitarian and carer for two adopted children with disability. Her work has been recognised with the Order of Australia in 2001 and she was Victorian of the Year in 2012. John Della Bosca has led the campaign for the NDIS. He has a detailed knowledge of the scheme, how it was created and the changes it will bring. Prior to this role he was a long serving Minister in the NSW Government. CONFERENCE DETAILS   When : 9.30am-5.30pm, 23 March, 9.00am-4.45pm, 24 March Venue : National Convention Centre, Canberra Our rates have been heavily subsidised to ensure maximum participation for people with disability, their families and carers and service and support organisations. People with disability, their family members and carers        $80 Standard registration        $150 Cocktail Function        $20   REGISTER NOW   This event has been supported by the Commonwealth and ACT Governments' Sector Development Fund, and is being organised by National Disability Services