The Call for Papers submission period is now open.
Please read on for information about the suggested topics and themes of submissions. To send through your submission click the ‘Submit Paper’ button below.
For those who have already applied, you will be notified of acceptance or otherwise by the week ending Friday 24 April 2026.
Successful applicants will be eligible to purchase a DEA Conference registration at the discounted Speaker Rate.
For more information, please contact our IEA Policy Manager, Sally Karandrews sally.karandrews@disabilityemployment.org.au.
Submissions should:
- Be constructed on evidence-based research, case studies and/or industry or organisational best practice
- Provide clear, actionable, and practical solutions, processes, or information, and not be purely limited to theoretical frameworks
- Showcase innovative or unique practices, knowledge, and methodologies
- Promote discussion and participant engagement, be interactive where possible and offer opportunities for professional development
We are looking for papers on the following subject areas but this is not an exclusive list:
- How we can deliver ever better, more effective services that support people with disability to secure, maintain, and progress in employment – including by deploying the evidence base
- Translation of research into practice, including through the Centre of Inclusive Employment
- The future direction of supported employment, including through work integrated social enterprise
- NDIS Employment Supports, including their integration with Inclusive Employment Australia
- Demand-driven initiatives and the critical question of how we get more employers to the table
- The rights of people with disability and how to dismantle ableist structures
- Our workforce, capability, and continuing professional development
- How to support different cohorts, and different disabilities, and the impact of intersectionality
Submission and Selection Process
Important Dates
- Opening date: Submissions now open
- Deadline for abstracts: Friday 27 March 2026 at 5pm AEDT
- Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged via email
- You will be notified of acceptance by Friday 24 April 2026.
Additional Information
All abstracts submitted to DEA will be considered in relation to the requirements of the Conference program as well as the quality of the submission.
If you have any queries, please contact Disability Employment Australia on 03 9012 6000 or info@disabilityemployment.org.au
Conference Speaker Registration
Speakers and co-speakers included in the Conference program will be able to attend the Conference at a reduced speaker’s rate. Disability Employment Australia is a not-for-profit organisation, and as such are not in the position to cover airfares or accommodation for speakers. Please indicate if your expression of interest is entirely conditional on having some or all of your costs met.
The discounted Registration rate for speakers is:
- One Day Registration: $825
- Full Conference Registration: $1,235
