Resilient Supports, Resilient Communities - Disability Preparedness Summit

When disasters strike, disability service providers play a critical role in ensuring people with disability remain safe, connected, and supported.

Join disability organisations, emergency management representatives, sector leaders, people with disability, families, carers, and community partners for a full-day summit focused on strengthening preparedness, response, and recovery across Ipswich's disability sector.

This practical and inspiring event will explore what resilience looks like in real-world settings, highlighting lived experiences, innovative approaches, and lessons learned from past disaster events. Participants will hear directly from people with disability and service providers who are taking action to build safer, more resilient communities.

Why attend?

By attending, you will:

✅ Strengthen your organisation's disaster preparedness and operational readiness

✅ Learn from emergency management professionals, disability sector leaders, and people with a lived experience of disability

✅ Explore practical strategies to support continuity of care during emergencies

✅ Participate in interactive disaster scenario-based learning and problem-solving activities

✅ Build valuable connections with other providers and community partners across Ipswich

✅ Gain tools, resources, and ideas that can be implemented immediately within your service.

What to expect

Throughout the day, you'll engage in:

• Presentations from subject matter experts and sector leaders

• Stories and experiences from people with disability, families, and carers

• Interactive workshops and disaster preparedness activities

• Networking opportunities with disability, community, and emergency services organisations

• Practical resources and take-home tools to support planning and resilience building.

Who should attend?

This summit is designed for:

• Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers

• Disability Support Coordinators

• Managers, Team Leaders, and Operational Staff

• Allied Health Professionals

• Community organisations supporting people with disability

• Emergency preparedness and business continuity personnel

• Anyone responsible for supporting people with disability before, during, and after disasters

Be part of the solution

Building resilience is a shared responsibility. By coming together, we can strengthen our collective capacity to support people with disability before, during, and after emergencies.

Join us for a day of learning, collaboration, and action as we work towards a safer, stronger, and more resilient disability sector. Secure your place today!

Assistance provided by the Australian and Queensland governments through the jointly funded Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.