Disability State Conference in Brisbane champions inclusion
Published Yesterday at 12:30 PM
Minister for Child Safety, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
The Honourable Charis Mullen
- The 2024 Queensland Disability Conference is on in Brisbane today, with the theme Imagining Possibilities: Shaping an Inclusive Queensland
- Queenslanders with disability, advocates, organisations working in the sector and government representatives will attend
- More than 900,000 Queenslanders live with disability
The voices of people with disability are front and centre at the 2024 Queensland Disability Conference being held in Brisbane today.
The conference brings together people with disability, advocates, organisations and government representatives under the theme Imagining Possibilities: Shaping an Inclusive Queensland.
Minister for Disability Services Charis Mullen opened the event.
It included discussions on upcoming disability reforms, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, research and data, inclusive mainstream systems and how the state can boost equity and inclusion for all Queenslanders.
There was also an expert panel about inclusion and accessibility at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Actions to reform disability services and improve outcomes for Queenslanders with disability are already underway with the state government taking on board community feedback.
These include [...]