ImpactInstitute is excited to present our newest Disability Expo, to be held on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 September at EPIC – Exhibition Park in Canberra. Exhibitor space is limited and filling up quickly, so make sure you get in contact to secure your spot; email [email protected]
Established in 2014, the My Future, My Choice expo program has grown from one event into a nationally accessible venture, expanding to include 1000+ exhibitors and attracting celebrity ambassadors from the disability community. The event series is Australia’s largest disability expo program, servicing seven regions across the eastern seaboard.
Access to information and connection to community are critical in helping people living with a disability understand their choices and rights so they can reach their full potential.
The Canberra Disability Expo will act as a ‘one-stop-shop’ to bring the disability community together, including specialist disability services and product providers, government agencies, advocacy groups, community groups and more in a face-to-face environment.
This format allows for a large range of organisations to be viewed and visited by patrons in an accessible manner and within a short timeframe.
Kathryn Carey, Event Director at ImpactInstitute, is proud to lead an event program with such tangible community impact. The Expo aims to ensure people living with disability, their families and carers have access to new and relevant information across a broad range of inter-connected products and services.
“I get great satisfaction in playing a role in something so important to the disability community. It’s about positively impacting people with disability; to not only help them navigate what choice means, but for it to make a real difference,” Ms Carey said.
“Both our exhibitors and attendees really value the events. They provide an invaluable opportunity for people with disability to come into a uniquely collaborative environment.”
The Canberra Disability Expo will partner with and promote key organisations in the disability space, and collaborate with Paralympian Ryley Batt to headline the event as the Expo Ambassador.
In a bid to make the Disability Expos even more accessible, ImpactInstitute have partnered with wayfinding and navigation company Bindi Maps. Inside the Expo, BindiMaps will provide accurate navigation and guidance to all individual exhibitor booths in the space, as well as to bathrooms, information desks, registration, food outlets and other locations.
Past Expo Ambassadors who have thrown their support behind the program include Paralympic gold-medalist Ellie Cole, blind motorcyclist Ben Felten, and Bali Bombing survivor Ben Tulipan.
The Canberra Disability Expo encourages community engagement by showcasing social, recreational and sporting activities in a unique, hands-on environment. From audience-led drumming to dance performances, the Expo encourages participation and fosters long-lasting community relationships.
“By creating opportunities like these, the disability expos are part of the wider public push for a fairer and more inclusive society,” Ms Carey said.
For more information visit: www.canberradisabilityexpo.com.au
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