Every Australian Counts Campaign – Community Roadshow

The Every Australian Counts campaign for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is launching a community roadshow throughout NSW on Thursday 24 March 2011. The roadshow will give people with disability, their families and carers, disability service providers and other disability stakeholders the opportunity to hear about the campaign, discuss the Productivity Commission's Disability Care and Support Draft Report and ask any questions they might have.

The roadshow forums will also allow for discussion around how the disability community can collaboratively campaign for the introduction of an NDIS.
The first round of roadshows will be held on:
Thursday 24 March - Parramatta 
Friday 25 March - Petersham
Monday 28 March - East Maitland
Tuesday 29 March - Port Macquarie
Wednesday 30 March - Lismore
Thursday 31 March - Wollongong
Friday 1 April - Kogarah
Monday 4 April - Liverpool
Tuesday 5 April - Dubbo
Wednesday 6 April - Wagga Wagga
Thursday 7 April - Armidale
Friday 8 April - Chatswood
Friday 29 April - Queanbeyan


For times and venue information visit the campaign website. A second round of roadshows will be held in the second half of 2011.
Registration for the roadshows is essential. To register please send your name, any special requirements you have and the roadshow you wish to attend to the NSW Campaign Coordinator, daniel.kyriacou@ndis.org.au.
NDS encourages all disability service providers to attend these forums and to actively promote the roadshow to service users, their families and carers.
In addition to the roadshow there are a number of ways that service providers can promote the campaign:

• Place a button on your website linking to the campaign. All the information you require to do this can be found on the campaign website.
• Email your staff, supporters and clients and ask them to visit the website and register their support.
• Appoint a contact/point person to be the primary liaison with the campaign. This person should email daniel.kyriacou@ndis.org.au.
• Promote the National Disability & Carer Congress which will be held on 2-3 May at Etihad Stadium.

By promoting the campaign in these ways it will ensure that the positive publicity already created through the release of the Productivity Commission's Draft Report is capitalised upon.

Contact Information:
Daniel Kyriacou, State Campaign Coordinator, NDIS New South Wales, Ph 02 9256 3106, daniel.kyriacou@ndis.org.au