Brisbane Hot Topics is a group run by and for people with intellectual disability. Everyone with an intellectual disability is welcome to join our group.
If you join our group you get to:
- Have your own voice
- Learn about things important to us
- Help others to speak up
Each year we decide and plan the topics we will talk about. Each month we have a different Hot Topic we talk about.
Some topics we have spoken about include:
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Housing
- Transport
- Health
- Safety
- Human Rights
- Relationships
What We Do
In our group:
- We inform and educate ourselves and others
- We engage with people
- We speak at conferences and events
- We lead and educate others
- We tell governments and community members about how to make things better for people with intellectual disability
- We are also learning to speak out in the media and through our stories
Our Issues
The issues Brisbane Hot Topics care about include:
- The National Disability Insurance Scheme
- What will happen to people who can’t access the NDIS
- Nothing about us without us
Contact People
- Donna Best – 1300 363 783 and ask for Donna Best
qdn@qdn.org.au
Meeting Locations
Queenslanders with a Disability Network
338 Turbot Street
Brisbane
Meeting Times
Last Friday of the month
Meeting: 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Quotes:
“Hot Topics is a place to talk about the issues we want to talk about.”
“We can be heard.”
“We get to connect with people and learn new things.”