Registrations are open for NDS's annual Disability at Work Conference 2024!

Disability at Work Conference

Held on Tuesday 23 to Wednesday 24 July in Sydney, the theme of this year’s conference is Navigating the future of Disability Employment.

Over the two-day conference, employment service providers, government officials, academics, mainstream employers, sector experts, thought leaders and people with disability will come together to discuss outcomes and opportunities arising from the:

• Disability Royal Commission (DRC)
• NDIS Review
• Employment White Paper
• Commonwealth, State and Territory Plan for supported employment
• Parliamentary Select Committee Review of Workforce Australia
• Ongoing DES reform agenda

Senior government officials will present on the government’s responses to the findings of these recent reviews as well as disability employment policy developments and directions – including the Australian Disability Strategy and the NDIS Participant Employment Strategy.

In addition, people with disability will highlight their employment journeys, trials and triumphs in a period of profound economic uncertainty and ongoing policy reform.

Call for papers

National Disability Services (NDS) calls on employment service providers and professional employment specialists, to help shape and drive the program for NDS's Disability at Work Conference.

NDS invites interested parties to drive these important conversations by submitting a paper for consideration for the conference program.

• The voices and experiences of jobseekers and employees with disability
• The ongoing disability employment policy reform agenda
• Financial sustainability of disability social enterprises
• Maximising social enterprise procurement opportunities
• Customised employment in open or supported employment settings
• Utilising technology to enhance employee skills and productivity
• Innovative employment and business models and case studies
• Transitioning supported employees to mainstream employment
• Supporting school leavers and young people into employment
• Self-employment, micro-enterprises and entrepreneurship
• Working with employers to create inclusive and accessible recruitment processes and workplaces
• Analysis of disability employment data and emerging trends
• International case studies and disability employment policy directions

Submit an abstract of up to 300 words and contribute to this years' program. A programming committee will be convened to review shortlist submissions.  

Submissions close 11:59 pm AEDT, Tuesday 30 April 2024. 

Registrations for the event will open soon.

Who Should Attend?

Employment service providers (open, supported, transition-to-work and social enterprises), people with disability and professional employment specialists.

Event Details

Cost

All prices are per person and inclusive of GST

Early bird*

• NDS Member / Industry Supporter: $530
• Non-member: $760

Standard

• NDS Member / Industry Supporter: $660
• Non-member: $950

*Early Bird rate applies to registrations received by 11:59pm AEST, Friday 7 June 2024.

Disability Hot Topics Breakfast NSW

In conjunction with the Conference we will be holding the Disability Hot Topics Breakfast NSW on Wednesday, 24th July.

Over a delicious breakfast, NDS CEO Laurie Leigh will take you through key themes and recommendations in NDS’s State of the Disability Report, and what it means for providers in NSW. Providing the NSW Government’s perspective, we will hear from the Minister for Disability, the Hon. Kate Washington.

Two great reasons to join us in Sydney, don’t miss out and register to attend for both today