People with Disability Australia

PWDA’s Online Forum: Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission
2026-02-06 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
PWDA Online Forum: Two Years on from the Disability Royal Commission
PWDA invite you to our national online forum to reflect on where we are more than two years after the Disability Royal Commission Final Report was released.
People with disability are still waiting to see real change. This forum is a space to reflect on what has improved, what has not and what needs to happen next.
Forum details
When: Friday 6 February 2026

1:00pm – 2:30pm AEDT (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Tasmania)
12:30pm – 2:00pm ACDT (Adelaide)
12:00pm – 1:30pm AEST (Brisbane)
11:30am – 1:00pm ACST (Darwin)
10:00am – 11:30am AWST (Perth)

Where: Zoom (Meeting link will be sent following your registration)Cost: FreeRegister now
Speakers:

Tahlia-Rose Vanissum –Woppaburra Woman, First Nations Disability and Gender Justice Advocate, and PWDA Board Director.
Dr. Alastair McEwin AM – Former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, former Commissioner of the Disability Royal Commission, and PWDA member.
Summer Farrelly – Autistic Advocate, Public Speaker, Inclusion and Education Consultant Disability Rights Leader
Daniel McDonald – Proud Gadigal and Wonnarua Man, Owner of Deadly Hand Talk, Disability Advocate, and PWDA member.
Megan Spindler-Smith – Acting CEO PWDA
Jeramy Hope – President PWDA
Rosemary Kayess – Disability Discrimination Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission. As Commissioner Rosemary leads efforts to promote equality and dismantle barriers for Australians with disability.
