Belonging: Making Friends, Building Community
Join us for the first Open Dialogue event of 2025
Event Details
- Topic: Belonging: Making Friends, Building Community
- Date: Wednesday, 16 April
- Time: 1:00-2:00pm AEST (NSW, Queensland, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania)
- Other time zones:
- 12:30-1:30pm in South Australia and Northern Territory
- 11:00am-12:00pm in Western Australia
How to Register
Register today by filling out the form on this page.
About This Event
Why We’re Talking About Belonging
Last year we asked people with disability what supports they needed to live the life they wanted. Many people told us they wished they had more support to:
- Make friends
- Feel included in their community
- Connect with others
What We’ll Discuss
- What does “connecting to community” really mean?
- What kind of support helps people make friends?
- What gets in the way of making connections?
- How can we actually build inclusive communities?
This event is a chance to have honest conversations about friendship and community without all the jargon.
Your Participation Matters
People with disability are invited to share their:
- Ideas
- Solutions
- Experiences
After registering, we’ll invite you to fill in a short survey about your experiences. You don’t have to fill in the survey if you don’t want to.
If you do complete the survey, we will use your experience and ideas respectfully to create better conversations about belonging and community.
How to Attend
Join Live
Fill in the registration form on this page and we’ll send you the link to use on the day.
Can’t Make It?
You can still be part of the conversation. Listen to a recording on community radio or watch a video on our website.
Want to know when the recordings are available? Make sure you are on our email list by joining on our homepage.
About Disability Dialogue
Who We Are
The Disability Dialogue brings people with disability together to talk about issues that matter to us.
Our Values
- We create a safe space for people with disability, their families, friends and supporters
- We believe people with disability are experts in our own lives
- We are led by people with disability
Why This Matters
We want to:
- Generate big ideas
- Find partners to bring good ideas to life
- Improve the systems and services we use
Our Partners
The Disability Dialogue is a joint initiative of:
- DANA
- Inclusion Australia
- Alliance 20
- Melbourne Disability Institute
We are funded through an Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant from the Department of Social Services (DSS).
Stay Connected
If you can’t make this event, sign up for our emails to hear about future events: https://disabilitydialogue.com.au/
Register Now!
When you register with the form on this page, you agree to our rules of engagement. Find these rules here: https://disabilitydialogue.com.au/rules-of-engagement/