This Disability Action Week, join Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) for our online webinar

When: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm AEST
Where: Online via Zoom:
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/qdndisability-action-week-2026-webinar

Speakers:

•  Honourable Amanda Camm MP – Minister for Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety and Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
• Alistair Dawson – Inspector-General of Emergency Management
• Professor Michelle Villeneuve – Australian Research Council Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, The University of Sydney

Panel In Conversation: Inclusive by Design: Building Disaster Ready Communities
Panel of disability and community leaders exploring practical approaches to disability-inclusive disaster preparedness, disability leadership, accessible emergency information, local partnerships and practical approaches that help make our communities safer and more inclusive before, during and after disasters.
Facilitated by Joanna Fowler, QDN Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Peer Leader

Panellists include:

• Cassie Brophy – Chief Executive Officer, Mob4Mob
• Dr Sam Harvey – Research Fellow, Queensland Aphasia Research Centre
• Jason McKey – Queensland State Manager, National Disability Services
• Craig Neuendorf – Community Recovery and Resilience Officer – Longreach Regional Council
• Amber Clarkson – DIDRR Peer Leadership Program participant

Together, we will explore:

Disability leadership: Putting lived experience at the centre of disaster planning.

Preparing together: Building shared responsibility across communities, government and services.

Accessible communication: Making emergency information clear, accessible and usable.

From evidence to action: Applying research to practical disaster preparedness.

Local partnerships: Strengthening collaboration between people with disability, councils and communities.

Who should attend?
We encourage people with disability, families and supporters, disability advocates, peer leaders, community organisations, local councils, emergency management agencies, government representatives, disability service providers and anyone interested in building more inclusive and disaster-resilient communities to attend.

How to register?
https://events.humanitix.com/qdn-disability-action-week-2026-webinar
Registrations close 24 November