The Geelong disability community and local service providers will come together for the Geelong Disability and WorkAbility Expo next weekend.
The free expo returns to Geelong for the second time, featuring more than 100 exhibitors, keynote speakers, information sessions and live entertainment.
The expo will give people with disabilities, their families and carers the chance to meet with service providers, find out what is available and stay up to date with the ever-changing disability service landscape.
The addition of the WorkAbility Lounge, open on Friday only, will also allow attendees to connect with local employers and employment services, both open and disability-specific, including Are-Able, genU and Novotel Geelong.
Event director Kathryn Carey said the expo was all about providing connections and giving people more choice and control.
“The NDIS was really about taking control of funding out of the hands of providers and giving it to the individual,” she said.
“We believe quite firmly that in order to be able to choose what is right for you, you have have informed choice; if you don’t know what your options are, it’s very difficult to make an informed choice.
“Everyone gets to come along for two days and be able to talk to providers about products or services that they need to in order to be able to live the life that they want to live in the way in which they want to live it.”
The Geelong Disability and WorkAbility Expo runs Friday, March 14 to Saturday, March 15.
Matt Hewson
