Join the Brisbane Hot Topics Local Peer Support Group hosted by the Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), the executive peak body for people with an intellectual disability in Brisbane, particularly in the Brisbane region and has been running for over 20 years. The group offers a unique space for mutual support, empowerment, and advocacy.

Group Convenor Donna hosts monthly meetings at the QDN office, providing a welcoming environment where members with an intellectual disability can connect, share experiences, and discuss matters impacting their lives.

The group also meets with a similar self-advocate group in Canada online.

Meeting Details:

  • Date: Last Friday of each Month
  • Time: 9:00am - 10:00am (Online meeting with New Visions Advocates from Canada)
  •            10:00am - 12:00pm (In person meeting gathering)
  • Location: QDN Office and with Zoom

Note: For those attending the in-person meeting, some light snacks and beverages will be provided.

No RSVP needed. For questions, contact us at

07 3252 8566 / 1300 363 783 or email peersupport@qdn.org.au.

We look forward to seeing you. Please share this information with anyone who might benefit from our supportive community.

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Submissions and consultations

Online Event for people with an intellectual disability: International Day of People with Disability Online Global Event. Friday, 3 December 2021, 9am Queensland, 9:30am South Australia, 10am New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. Register through the link in the post. There is a graphic of a person with colourful shapes around them. At the bottom there is three logos, Community Living London, Peer Support Groups, QDN Queenslanders with Disability Network.

International Day of People with Disability online event - Summary Report
Self-advocates leading in a post-COVID world
If you would like to watch the video from the event head here.

Read the Summary Report herefull letter

Watch the Brisbane Hot Topics and Emergency Preparedness Video

A story about how people with disability can access the Gold Coast community.

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Watch the Brisbane Hot Topics Introduction Video

This video explains who the Hot Topics Peer Support Group are, how the group supports each other as people with disability, the topics they discuss and how to give the members of the group and all those with a disability, a voice.

Click hereto watch the video.

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"In the last 22 years we have done some amazing things that a group of people with intellectual disability were told could never do. Now look at us! We’re connecting with self-advocates in Canada and the world."

Donna