Many encounter barriers such as limited opportunities, low expectations about capability and systems that feel difficult to navigate.
To help change this, Resourcing Inclusive Communities, an initiative of Family Advocacy is hosting Securing Futures: Advancing Employment for all People with Disability, two events specifically tailored to strengthen and provide reform consideration around disability employment to be held at Parramatta Parkroyal Hotel.
With a strong focus on Customised Employment and disability employment reform, the events are designed to give attendees the tools, confidence and motivation needed to build or support personalised employment opportunities.
Event details:
Monday 9 February 2026, 9am to 4.30pm – Employment: Strategies in Practice.
Tuesday 10 February 2026, 9am to 4.30pm – Shaping Employment Reform.
Location: PARKROYAL Parramatta, 30 Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW.
Led by International Leaders in Customised Employment
This year’s event features two highly respected professionals from Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A) in the United States, global leaders in Customised Employment, inclusive employment practice and successful reform initiatives: Therese Fimian, President, MG&A, and Randy Dicks, Senior Consultant & Lead Instructor, MG&A.
Who Should Attend?
This event is for:
• People with disability seeking employment.
• Families and carers.
• Self advocates.
• Employment practitioners.
• NDIS professionals.
• Support coordinators.
• Education Professionals.
• Policy makers interested in disability employment reform.
Why Attend Securing Futures?
✔️ Understand Customised Employment.
Learn what Customised Employment is, why it is effective, and how it benefits people with disability — especially people with the most significant impact of disability.
✔️ Gain practical, actionable strategies.
Attendees will explore:
• Discovery techniques.
• Employer engagement strategies.
• Building personalised job roles.
• Supporting people through early employment stages.
• Strength-based approaches to job creation.
✔️ Hear real stories from NSW families
✔️ Deepen your understanding of disability employment reform
✔️ Connect with a community of people committed to inclusion
Pricing:
People with disability & families: 1 Day – $75. | 2 Days – $100.
Professionals: 1 Day – $250 | 2 Days – $400.
Be part of a movement shaping the future of employment in NSW.
Register now:
https://bit.ly/SecuringFuturesFebruary2026
