Sorry, but there are no ore tickets available for SDAC2018. The only way you get to come now is finding someone with a ticket and bribing them shamelessly to part…

Recently, the ‘Vote Yes’ for marriage equality and ‘White ribbon’ against family violence campaigns successfully educated the community & changed attitudes in mainstream society. Might it also be possible to…

We are very pleased and excited to announce that Professor Anne Kavanagh will present the Keynote Address at SDAC18. Anne will talk about the academic research happening around Australia bullying, discrimination…

  The VCOSS-RMIT Future Social Service Institute values having the voice of people with disability at the table. FSSI is proud to sponsor the Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference 2018: Doing…

The SDAC18 Conference Organising Committee is thrilled to announce the MC of the day is the insightful and fabulous Wayne Herbert! Wayne is a prominent, in-demand, and outspoken international public…

Yes the SDAC is back in 2018.  It’s an election year in victoria so the program will focus on the issues that politicians need to hear about. We can’t wait…

The videos with Auslan and full transcripts are now available for all sessions. Go to the ‘Program’ tab and click through to the relevant session. Enjoy!

Advocacy does matter.  It created quite a buzz during the final panel session of the day when Mary Mallett, CEO of Disability advocacy Network Australia (DANA),  announced that plans were…

Ticket sales have closed early because we sold out!  The conference committee is pleased that we’ll be ‘gearing up’ in lots of good company.  The NDIS is certainly the talk…

  The Disability Services Commissioner is committed to ensuring that people with disability have a voice and presence in conversations about matters that affect them. Which is why The Disability Services…

The line-up is certainly gearing up! A team of strong  facilitators from the disability advocacy sector is already confirmed to lead panel  conversations with equally dynamic guests and Alastair McEwin, Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner,…

The theme for 2017’s Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference is ‘Getting into Gear for the NDIS journey’. This conference will begin with a keynote address presenting an overview of the NDIS,…