AUSTRALIA'S DISABILITY STRATEGY 2021-2031
NATIONAL FORUM 2026

24 - 25 FEBRUARY 2026
ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE

Australia’s Disability Strategy National Forum is a 2-day event. The 2026 Forum will be on 24 and 25 February 2026. 

The event will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. You can attend in person in Adelaide or online.

The Forum is for:

  • people with disability
  • community leaders
  • allies, family members, carers, supporters
  • governments.

The Forum will focus on two main topics, health and safeguarding. There will be keynote presentations and discussions.

The Forum will be an opportunity to:

  • collaborate
  • learn from good practice
  • contribute
  • shape future work.

There will be time to share learnings, good ideas and helpful tools from across the country. 

We will talk about Australia’s Disability Strategy. This is called the Strategy. It is important to hear how you think we are going with the Strategy. The Strategy aims to create a more inclusive and accessible Australia. 

Through the Strategy governments’ want to:

  • remove barriers 
  • create opportunities
  • support the rights of people with disability.
Funded bursaries are available for people with disability to help cover attendance costs at the National Forum. For details, email pwd@pwd.org.au



KEY DATES

Registrations
open

December 2025

Website
launch

December 2025

Program
released

January 2026

ADS National
Forum 2026

24-25 February 2026


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LOCATION

Adelaide Convention Centre
North Terrace, Adelaide
South Australia, 5000

DATE 

24 - 25 February 2026

More information about Australia’s Disability Strategy and the forums held previously is available on the Public forums and consultations page of the Disability Gateway