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Do Disabled People Really Belong in Our Community?

24 September 2026
2.00pm – 3.30pm AEST
Tyree Room, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW Sydney
People walking in a hall with digital screen displays

Do disabled people really belong in our community? 

Why are there proposed cuts to NDIS funding? How does this impact community attitudes toward people with disability?  

Our expert panel take on these questions and more!  

Join us as former Disability Royal Commissioner Prof. Alastair McEwin AM and Megan Spindler-Smith Acting CEO of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) tackle these difficult questions.  

Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm followed by a networking afternoon tea till 3.30pm  

This event features Auslan interpreters, captions and a sensory space.