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Platforming the biggest issue for our community right now, VALID’s Advocacy in Action conference will this year focus closely on the proposed NDIS changes and how they will impact people with intellectual disability, their families and supporters. As a powerful figure who relentlessly advocated for the implementation of the NDIS, this year’s Conference will also welcome VALID founder and former CEO Kevin Stone AM. Kevin will critique what the NDIS has become, where it went wrong and the proposed changes that will gut what people with disability and their allies fought so hard for. The 2026 Advocacy in Action Conference will be held on June 22 & 23, 2026 from 9.00am to 4.30pm each day at the Novotel Hotel Function Centre. To register, go to Humanitix at: https://events.humanitix.com/advocacy-in-action-conference-2026 Please contact the VALID Office for more information. Phone: (03) 9416 4003. Email: [email protected]

ID: Light blue social media tile. VALID logo along the top. Text: “Voices must be heard. The future must include us. WE’RE NOT GOING BACK.” Photo of a self advocate Gregory speaking into a microphone at last year’s Advocacy in Action conference. Along the bottom an orange banner with the graphic of a person holding a megaphone. Text: “June 22 and 23. Advocacy in Action Conference 2026. Register Now.”

"When decisions are made about the NDIS, people with disability need to be at the centre of the conversation."

Self Advocate, Luke Nelson, shares his concerns about the proposed NDIS changes in this ABC News story.

As a strong self advocate, Luke reminds us why lived experience matters and why people with disability must be heard when policies that affect their lives are being discussed.

Read the article:

'Slap in the face': Mother's scathing assessment of NDIS bill Exhausted families could be plunged further into crisis and have greater interaction with child protection services under the proposed overhaul of the NDIS, advocates say.