Even if they can wade their way through the complexities of the NDIS, Queensland’s 97,000 scheme participants often don’t have the time or the means to traipse around looking for providers that not only understand them and their needs but can provide them with the help and answers they need. So our national Disability Connection Expos 2023 brings providers and participants AND the solutions together under one big roof to make life easier.
While as beneficial and vital as the NDIS is, we understand how challenging and sometimes overwhelming it can be understanding and managing your plan. Even once you get your funding approved and get access to it, you then have to try to wade your way through the complexity of who, what, when and how: Where do I go? Who do I talk to? How do I know how to find the right NDIS provider for me and how do I know I can trust them?
We make it easier at the Brisbane Disability Connection Expo 2023, sponsored by Holistic Horizons, at the Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre on March 4th and 5th by bringing potential clients and experts together.
As well as more than 200 exhibitors and thousands of visitors under one roof, we have a team of specialist advisors manning the NDIS Q&A Concierge Desk to answer any and all questions as well as entertainment on the centrestage every 15-30 minutes.
Visitors can view the list of exhibitors and understand who the providers are before leaving home and even pre-book private consultations with providers via our special expo app.
We’ll even be doing lots of live streaming over the two days so participants who aren’t there know about you too! Plus, the event will be live streamed, including interviews with exhibitors and sponsors - the potential to reach even more service providers is astronomical. The expo is dedicated to realising the challenges and increasing the level of CONNECTION between providers and participants.
Providers, participants, their carers and families are invited to the Brisbane Disability Connection Expo 2023. Come and get that funding sorted, those questions answered and make potentially life-long connections.
So if you're looking to kickstart 2023 in the perfect way, by engaging quality conversations and meaningful connections, register HERE today.
Many NDIS Participants, Carers and Family members have questions about their funding, how it works and who to work with. We have Q&A Concierge Desks, 1:1 meeting rooms and an online booking system for you to search and find helpful Providers and Exhibitors
Connect with informed and experienced Providers that can give you certainty so that you’re informed, educated and you can make the best decisions for your situation.
We’ve designed the expo to include loads of entertainment (face painters, balloon artists, hair braiders and more), hourly performances and lots of chill out areas so you can enjoy your time, not just access information.
“The expo is, basically for us, because we just, we love to connect with people and this is a better place: this is just a grand place where you can meet with a lot of people, you can make a lot of connections and it's a very big shout out for our company when we get to show what exactly we are providing and what we are offering.”
“The expo is definitely very good exposure and a very good environment: Open space, meeting different participants. There are heaps of participants asking how to apply for NDIS and also asking what services we can provide. So we got to help the participants.”
“The expo is beautiful! Lots of people are coming who are desperate (for NDIS solutions). Now I can understand that Brisbane needs lots of services. We'll be here soon - our office will be here (in Brisbane) soon.”
“It feels like there's so much more, so many more providers here this year, and it's really good to see so many different providers providing all sorts of different supports. It's been amazing, great! Well done guys. Love it.”
“We really, really love this particular expo. There's something that you guys do that's really special. I think that whole developing of community just shines through and that's the most important thing for us: We're about community all the time, about making sure that our young people are connecting in community and supported and so, we can feel that in this kind of space and we love being a part of it, so, we are really grateful to be here.”
“It's been fun and we even go dancing and singing over there. It's been a great experience for us because this is the first year we are participating in this. We tried last year, but we just were too late. So we're looking forward to more years, actually!”
“It's been so busy we have been struggling to keep up, honestly. The great thing about this expo is that we have everything under one roof here. People can come and just explore all different aspects of services,specialised goods etc, so it’s just great for the people coming to the expo.So it's just great for the people coming to the expo. We will definitely be back as a major sponsor next year.”
“It's been such an amazing turnout. I've been so amazed even just by the mood of everybody here. Everyone is so welcoming and so excited about the different options here available. All the exhibitors have been so friendly. It's been just a wonderful experience so far.”
“Oh, it's amazing. It's so refreshing to see a consistent stream of people coming through… every one I've attended it's just getting bigger and better as we go. So well done. Great job. And we love being here. It's been very busy and you know we just love seeing familiar faces and helping people get the support though they need, or at least give them information to get the support they need.”
“It's been awesome, we've met so many great people, and a lot of participants have come up to say hello. We've actually found a lot of people coming over just to ask generalised questions. Sometimes they're just not quite sure on who to actually talk to, so they've come, taken a seat and we've just been having a bit of a chat about what supported independent living actually is, and what short term accommodation is as well, because some people are not quite sure what the difference is. It's been great really talking to the participants and their guardians as well around that.”
We have invited and will be showcasing a diverse range of exhibitors:
This might be your chance to find that great option you have been looking for!
We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather for our event and pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that attend any of our events.
ENHANCING AUSTRALIA’S DISABILITY SERVICES ONE STEP AND EVENT AT A TIME - At Developing Australian Communities, we believe that working closely with Service Providers, Carers and Participants through our events will ensure that the much-needed change in our sector will be provided for the betterment of the services in our sector. Learn more about us and our dreams for our community.
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