Having A Say Conference

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.”

Right now, many people with disability, their families and supporters are scared and confused by the proposed changes to the NDIS. Acknowledging these concerns VALID’s Advocacy in Action conference will bring self advocates, industry professionals and policy experts to explore these issues and more, together. 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. Today is the last day to access Early Bird rates so register now! To register, just go to Humanitix at: https://events.humanitix.com/advocacy-in-action-conference-2026. There are also huge discounts for NDIS participants and their family members. Please contact the VALID Office for more information. Phone: (03) 9416 4003. Email: [email protected]

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 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.”

VALID’s Advocacy in Action conference is back for 2026. Taking on the biggest issue for our community right now, this year’s conference will focus closely on the proposed NDIS changes and how they will impact people with intellectual disability, their families and supporters. 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 ensure the people who matter most to this conversation are there we have extended the Early Bird rate to Sunday 7 June, and there are huge discounts for NDIS participants and their family members. To register, just 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 self advocate Gerard 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.”