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Expo’s focus on services

Here’s a sobering fact: In regional Queensland, people living with a disability and their carers struggle to find the same resources as those who live in larger cities. Why? Often, it’s down to not knowing what local services and support is available to them, leaving them going without or unnecessarily travelling long distances to metropolitan areas.

But the good news is there’s often more resources available to them than they realise. They just have to know where to look!

RDE - Regional Disability Expos are unique events aimed at bringing the disability community together to celebrate life, age, empower, learn, share and experience latest technologies through a large variety of exhibitors under the one roof.

As a member of the community in relatively good health you may ask yourself “why would I want to attend a disability expo?” I’m not disabled, and either are any of my loved ones. However, have you thought about those around you that have hidden disabilities such as mental health, or are in early stages of their conditions and are slowly losing mobility, hearing, sight the list goes on. Disability can and does affect people of all ages and whether you require a hearing aid, to assist with hearing your loved ones or a walking stick or scooter to be mobile, a physiotherapist to keep you moving or something more there are any number of exhibitors that can assist you with living life to its fullest – isn’t that what living on the Sunshine Coast is all about?

As Miriam, (an attendee RDE Regional Disability Expo) said, “Well done to the organisers and companies that attended the Expo. We gained more information and insight in an hour as what we have over the past year. Excellent job.”

Regardless of your ties to disability, we would like to invite you to attend this year’s RDE – Regional Disability Expo at the Caloundra Indoor Stadium – North St Golden Beach on Thursday 16 September 2021.

Disability expos.