Events
We believe that the best innovators in the world are people with disabilities. And we think people with disabilities should be at the centre of technology development and innovation.
Come and join Riley Saban, an entrepreneur in disability tech, who will be hosting the event live using eye-gaze speech generating technology. We think it might be the first time an event host is running an event like this using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and we want everyone to be there! No matter what age or ability.
We want to know: What barriers do you encounter that technology could solve? And what great ideas do you have that you want to share with the community?
Come along to our event on Wednesday August 23, 12pm and hear from some of the world’s best disability tech innovators about how to go from a small idea to a world-wide solution.
Riley’s AAC tech that he will be using to run the live event, is a shining example of how innovation and technology enable people with disability in life changing ways.
With the World CP Day competition of global ideas for tech innovation just around the corner, this is our chance as an Australian community to get together and generate ideas and have our voices heard.
We think we can create something incredible by using your problem solving skills, combined with the know-how of some of the world’s best technology creators.
Anything is possible when our community comes together.
Who is it for?
This event is for everyone of all generations and different backgrounds, because technology is for all of us. Whether you are a person with a disability, a carer, a family member, or an ally, we want to hear from you.
This event is for all ages. Please let us know your accessibility needs when you register.
Register now!
The 2023 NSW election has been the seeding ground for a new era of advocacy where campaigns are run and won entirely by people with lived experience.
Come and hear from us, CPActive Champions, about how we created a campaign that will now change the way that thousands of young people with disabilities journey from school to work in NSW – and what’s next.
You’ll get to hear all about the inside tactics of the campaign and learn how to apply them yourself – OR simply hear about how you can get involved in the CPActive campaign right now.
Tuesday May 23rd, 6pm AEST
Register now
Zoom link to be sent via email
Whether you are a parent wanting to find out more about the new ways that young people with cerebral palsy are changing the country and the exciting potential ahead for your child – or someone who wants to show up and support people with disability in having their voice heard – this event is for you.
We encourage anyone and everyone to turn up and hear about the new era of advocacy (and, if you’re not sure what advocacy is, then you are about to find out all about it!)
This event, alike the Blaze the Trail campaign itself, will be hosted entirely by people with cerebral palsy and we would love to have everyone show up and support us.
Register for the event now! We can’t wait to see you there.
We’re a group of students and young adults in our early careers with cerebral palsy who have come together this year to advocate on issues that matter to us.
And we’re inviting you to a virtual launch of our Blaze the Trail campaign.
We have been working tirelessly to develop actionable policy that creates accessible pathways from school to work, especially for those living with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities.
Come along and join us to hear about our campaign and what change we want to see to make school and work more inclusive.
We’re starting our campaign in NSW ahead of the election, but these issues are important to so many young people with a disability right across the country. So we want everyone to come along and hear what it’s all about.
RSVP on this page so we know you’re in!
Who is invited?
You are! Whether you are someone disability, a friend, family member or carer of someone with disability, a corporate partner or simply someone who wants to hear more and support our campaign. We encourage you to join us.
Can’t make it? Make sure you join our campaign, and we’ll keep you up to date with our next virtual event, coming soon!
Please let us know of your accessibility requirements in the RSVP form.
We are a group of students and young adults in our early careers with cerebral palsy who have come together this year to advocate on issues that matter to us. You can call us: CPActive Next Gen.
Using the CPActive platform, we have been working tirelessly to develop an actionable policy that creates accessible pathways from school to work, especially for those living with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities.
Come along and join us to hear about our campaign and what change we want to see in NSW to make school and work more inclusive.
Join us on Wednesday November 23 at 12pm to 2pm
Level 26 Tower 3/300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney
Register on this page to come and join us as we launch our campaign, in our voices.
What: CPActive NextGen Champions Campaign Launch
When: Wednesday, November 23 from 12pm – 2pm
Where: KPMG Offices, Level 26, Tower 3/300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney
Who: Hear about our campaign, in our voices: CPActive NextGen champions
A light catered lunch will be provided for guests. Please email dietary requirements to info@cpactive.org.au.
How to get there:
- By train: Wynyard Station – Follow the signs for Exit 4 where you will find a lift that takes you up to the main Barangaroo concourse
- By ferry: Barangaroo Ferry Wharf where there are accessible opal gates and a flat journey from the wharf to the Tower
- By car: The nearest car park is King Street Wharf Secure Parking, 1 Shelley Street, Sydney. Entry via Shelley street. The car park has disability access with a restricted lift and a ramp. The journey from this car park to Barangaroo Tower 3 is approximately 5 minutes via a pathway with accessible pedestrian crossings.
For more options: https://www.barangaroo.com/visit/getting-here/transport-options
Who is invited?
You are! Whether you are someone with a disability who is a student, a young person or an adult, or a friend, family member or carer of someone with disability, a corporate partner or simply someone who wants to hear more and support our campaign. We encourage you to join us.
Can’t make it? Make sure you join our campaign, and we’ll keep you up to date with our next virtual event, coming soon!
Auslan and captioning will be provided. A special thank you to KPMG for supporting CPActive by giving us special access to their offices in the heart of Sydney to launch this campaign.
An international event not to be missed, this awards ceremony will showcase all the best and brightest ideas from the cerebral palsy community.
CPActive will be hosting a special virtual event to celebrate World Cerebral Palsy Day, bringing together people with cerebral palsy, technology and research innovators, as well as donor organisations and major Cerebral Palsy Alliance partners from right across the world.
We’ll be showcasing a few of the very best ideas that have been shortlisted from the 2022 World CP Day competition, and a final winner will be announced, live to air.
You’ll get a chance to hear from people with cerebral palsy or similar disabilities from across the world with bright ideas for innovation, in discussion with scientists, tech gurus and entrepreneurs about how to make this change come to life.
Special performance from Jimmy Barnes, Elly-May and Jane Barnes!
Jimmy, Elly-May and Jane will be performing a song and sharing a personal message to our global cerebral palsy community, so make sure to register for the event so you don’t miss out.
Details
When: 10am AEDT, Friday October 14
Where: You’ll receive a Zoom Webinar link ahead of the event
Who: Absolutely everyone is welcome – whether you are a person with cerebral palsy or another disability, part of the wider disability community, from the business sector or part of a tech startup.
RSVP: Please register to attend the event
This is a virtual black-tie, red carpet inspired event – which means we want you to wear whatever makes you feel special. It might be a tie, a fancy hat, a headband or maybe your favourite jewellery. Wear something that makes you feel like a star.
Auslan and captioning will be provided, if you have any additional access requirements or questions please email info@cpactive.org.au
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Join us for our third CPActive ‘Youth Lab’ as the final instalment of a series of virtual events for young people with CP to help inform the design of a pilot advocacy and leadership program for 2023.
During this event, you will get to come together with other young people with cerebral palsy to explore and understand the super power that is networking in a fun, interactive and informal online event.
Our young CPActive NextGen champions will open the discussion on networking tips and tricks, share how networking has helped in the journey to employment and how to best take advantage of your networks.
It’s our last ‘Youth Lab’ event – but really this is just the beginning. You’ll get to hear a little bit more about what’s in store for the next few months of CPA NextGen, and what a pilot program in 2023 might look like.
If you’re a young person (under 30) living with cerebral palsy or a similar disability – please fill out the registration form and we’ll be in touch with the event Zoom link.
If you’re not a young person living with cerebral palsy or similar disability, but still want to be involved – keep a look out on your emails. We’ll still be hosting our regular events for everyone in the community to get involved.
The next community-wide event is coming soon.
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We’re kicking off our next ‘Youth Lab’ virtual event on exercising your rights when it comes to education, funding and the workforce.
Register for the event on Wednesday 24th August at 6pm
Be a part of CPActive’s NextGen in paving the way towards inclusivity in these areas; as well as connect with other young people with Cerebral Palsy and similar disabilities, share your experiences, and be part of co-designing a pilot advocacy and leadership program for 2023.
If you’re a young person (under 30) living with cerebral palsy or a similar disability – please fill out the registration form and we’ll be in touch with the event Zoom link.
Join us in a series of ‘Youth Lab’ virtual events where young people with cerebral palsy will have the chance to co-design a set of recommendations that makes school, university, and the transition into the workforce more inclusive.
Your recommendations will be put to the relevant Government Ministers and might even form part of a public campaign in 2023.
At this first Youth Lab on Wednesday July 27, we’ll be asking for your help to design what an inclusive education looks like. What do we need to change in the classroom? And what about outside of class?
The Youth Lab events will also be an opportunity for young people with cerebral palsy to share their experience, connect with each other, and be part of co-designing a pilot advocacy and leadership program for 2023.
If you’re a young person (under 30) living with cerebral palsy or a similar disability – please fill out the registration form and we’ll be in touch with the event Zoom link.
If you’re not a young person living with cerebral palsy or similar disability, but still want to be involved – keep a look out on your emails. We’ll still be hosting our regular events for everyone in the community to get involved.
The next community-wide event is coming soon.
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CPActive is hosting a virtual Town Hall to showcase the voices of young people living with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities.
The lived experience of young people will be at the centre of these discussions- this is an opportunity for all young people with disability to take part!
Everyone is welcome to come and join the conversation Tuesday June 21 at 5pm.
We’ll be joined by the Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott, who will listen to and help to elevate the voices of our young CPActivators as part of our movement for change.
The event will be facilitated by Elly Desmarchelier, a disability rights campaigner living with cerebral palsy.
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The future of the NDIS is a hot topic, but what does this mean for young people with disability and have we heard enough of these voices throughout this Federal election campaign?
So how do we turn this attention from a ‘moment’ into longer-lasting momentum for the change we need to see to create a better future for young people living with disabilities?
Are you a person with a disability aged 16-24 and have ideas you want to share?
Register now for CPActive’s Youth Future Forum from 7pm on Monday 9 May.
The Forum is your chance to join other like-minded young people for a discussion about what the future could look like.
It could be something local like making a local sporting oval more accessible. Or discuss your experience in areas like education and employment. Or the lack of media representation of young people with a physical disability.
Or it could be something else entirely … it’s up to you and others in this small group chat.
This is your opportunity to be part of something new and co-design and grow a movement from the very beginning.
Register now for this free online event from 7pm on Monday.
Captions and Auslan interpretation will be provided.
The future is unwritten – we’d love you to be part of this.
Yours in action,
CPActive team
PS. If you can’t make it on Monday night but would like to be part of this new movement, email Teigan at tbutchers@cerebralpalsy.org.au