Sponsorship & Exhibition

As the premier conference in intellectual disability research in the region, this event provides your brand with invaluable exposure to a dedicated audience. Find out about sponsorship and exhibition options below.

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities available

The ASID Conference brings together an engaged and diverse community committed to advancing the rights, inclusion and quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Delegates include researchers, policymakers, service providers, practitioners, advocates, families and people with intellectual disabilities.

ASID 2026 will provide a powerful platform for organisations to demonstrate leadership in social impact, inclusion and evidence-based practice. As the leading conference in intellectual disability research and policy in the region, the event offers meaningful brand exposure and direct engagement with decision-makers, sector leaders and lived-experience advocates.

By partnering with ASID 2026, you will have the opportunity to align your organisation with progressive research, policy and practice, connect with a highly engaged audience, and contribute to conversations that shape more inclusive systems and communities.

Download the sponsorship prospectus below to explore partnership opportunities, or contact the conference team at conference@asid.asn.au to discuss how we can tailor a package to meet your objectives.

Why sponsor the ASID 2026 Conference

Showcase your brand

Gain visibility among a passionate community dedicated to advancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through evidence-based practices and inclusive support systems.

Align with purpose 

Demonstrate your commitment to improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by supporting a conference that unites researchers, policymakers, service providers, practitioners, and advocates.

Contribute to positive change

Support a conference that drives transformative practices, influences policy, and promotes inclusion, creating lasting impacts for individuals and communities

Highlight your expertise

Leverage opportunities to showcase your organisation’s thought leadership through speaking engagements, panel discussions, or exhibiting your services and innovations.

Engage with a targeted audience

Connect with key stakeholders, build meaningful partnerships, and foster collaborations with leaders and change-makers in the field of intellectual disability.

ASID 2026 Conference Sponsors

The ASID 2026 Conference is made possible by the genrous and ongoing support of the following sponsors & exhibitors:

Gold Sponsor

Learn more about DSC

DSC is for the people and organisations committed to quality disability support practice – from support workers and support coordinators to NDIS providers and managers. We deliver live workshops, on-demand training memberships, conferences and events to translate NDIS complexity and drive quality disability support practice.

Our On-Demand Learning gives NDIS providers flexible access to sector-leading training to build staff capability, support compliance and stay up to date with the NDIS. With over 100 modules and recordings, no lock-in contracts and regular fresh content, it also offers a strong platform for translating sector knowledge and research into practical learning.

Silver Sponsor

Learn more about Achieve Australia

Achieve Australia is a for-purpose community organisation that has been providing accommodation and services to people with disability since 1952. We champion social inclusion, focusing on the individual needs and lives of the people we support.

An NDIS-registered provider, Achieve delivers expert disability support services in greater Sydney, the Northern Rivers region of NSW and South East Queensland.

Learn more about IHC

IHC’s mission is to advocate for the rights, inclusion and welfare of all people with intellectual disabilities and support them to live satisfying lives in the community.

IHC was founded in 1949 by a small group of parents who wanted equal treatment from the education and health systems for their children with intellectual disabilities.

We raise money and awareness of the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities through our charitable activities, our advocacy programme, social media and other communication channels.

We support people with intellectual disabilities around New Zealand through our government funded disability services. Our services include residential and day services, supported living, specialist support, and social housing.

Our property subsidiary, Accessible Properties, is New Zealand’s largest non-government social housing provider prioritising people with disabilities, older people and those on low incomes.

Coffee Cart Sponsors

Learn more about Achieve Australia

Achieve Australia is a for-purpose community organisation that has been providing accommodation and services to people with disability since 1952. We champion social inclusion, focusing on the individual needs and lives of the people we support.

An NDIS-registered provider, Achieve delivers expert disability support services in greater Sydney, the Northern Rivers region of NSW and South East Queensland.

Learn more about Bayley House / Hidden Disabilities

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a globally recognised initiative that supports people living with non-visible disabilities. Across Australia and New Zealand, the program works with organisations in sectors including transport, retail, tourism, and public services to create more inclusive and supportive environments. Workplaces are also embedding the Sunflower for colleague-to-colleague support and team inclusion.

Wearing the Sunflower lanyard provides a discreet way for individuals to indicate they may need additional time, understanding or assistance, helping to foster greater awareness, empathy, and accessibility in everyday experiences.

Bronze Sponsor

Learn more about DAA Group

Partnering with you for quality improvement

DAA Group provide quality and risk management auditing services to the New Zealand health and disability sector. We partner with you through every step of the certification process. We are committed to helping you achieve safe services, positive outcomes, and continuous improvement in quality.

Exhibitors

Learn more about Access Easy English

Access Easy English create quality best practice Easy English for organisations, government departments, non-government agencies and community groups. We are the leading national and international provider of this service. We also provide capacity building training for staff to develop their skills to write quality Easy English.

Awards:

International ZeroProject Shortlist 2023

International Global Award 2022
The Most Outstanding Communicator for People with Disability in the World

National Enablement Award 2022
The Most Outstanding Communicator in the NDIS Sector

APAC Insider National Small Business Award 2022
Two-day Easy English training

Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
COVIDSafe Business Award Finalist 2022.

Learn more about Achieve Australia

Achieve Australia is a for-purpose community organisation that has been providing accommodation and services to people with disability since 1952. We champion social inclusion, focusing on the individual needs and lives of the people we support.

An NDIS-registered provider, Achieve delivers expert disability support services in greater Sydney, the Northern Rivers region of NSW and South East Queensland.

Learn more about Health & Disability Advocacy Service

The Health & Disability Advocacy Service is a free, independent service supporting people across Aotearoa New Zealand with concerns about their health or disability care. The organisation empowers individuals to understand their rights, raise concerns, and navigate complaint resolution processes with confidence and support. Working alongside consumers, whānau, and service providers, their advocates focus on respectful communication, positive outcomes, and improving relationships within the health and disability sector.  

Learn More About Care On Call and Florence Nightingale Agency

At the Florence Nightingale Agency, we believe care is about people first. We provide trusted in-home care and nursing services across the South Island, helping people maintain their independence, health, and wellbeing in the place they feel most comfortable: home.

With compassionate staff, personalised support, and a commitment to culturally safe care, we aim to make a positive difference in the lives of kiritaki and whānau every day.

At Care on Call, we believe great care starts with genuine connection. We support people of all ages to live safely, independently, and confidently in their own homes; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From personal care and household management, to individualised funding support and respite care, we provide flexible home-based services tailored to individual needs. We’re more than a care provider: we’re people who care, committed to helping individuals, whānau, and communities thrive.

Learn more about DAA Group

Partnering with you for quality improvement

DAA Group provide quality and risk management auditing services to the New Zealand health and disability sector. We partner with you through every step of the certification process. We are committed to helping you achieve safe services, positive outcomes, and continuous improvement in quality.

Learn more about DSC

DSC is for the people and organisations committed to quality disability support practice – from support workers and support coordinators to NDIS providers and managers. We deliver live workshops, on-demand training memberships, conferences and events to translate NDIS complexity and drive quality disability support practice.

Our On-Demand Learning gives NDIS providers flexible access to sector-leading training to build staff capability, support compliance and stay up to date with the NDIS. With over 100 modules and recordings, no lock-in contracts and regular fresh content, it also offers a strong platform for translating sector knowledge and research into practical learning.

Learn more about IDEA Services

IDEA Services is New Zealand’s largest provider of services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Our core values are:

  • Empowerment
  • Inclusion
  • Responsiveness
  • Support

We support people with intellectual disabilities, working in partnership with them to aid their personal development.

Each person’s plan is unique. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.

We help you to live the life you want

We help you take advantage of opportunities. Whether that’s making the most of vocational experiences or becoming part of a supportive community. We support you to:

  • Set goals and achieve them
  • Make meaningful connections with others and live the life you want
  • Have as much independence as possible while balancing it with the right support

Learn more about MySkill

MySkill is a New Zealand-based training provider specialising in health and disability education. With more than 20 years of experience, MySkill delivers engaging, culturally responsive online and face-to-face learning designed to support the aged care, disability, and community health sectors. As an NZQA-registered private training establishment, MySkill is committed to empowering learners, strengthening workforce capability, and improving outcomes for the communities they serve across Aotearoa New Zealand  

Learn more about Open Polytechnic

Open Polytechnic is the nation’s leading provider of flexible, distance and online learning. Our Health & Wellbeing programmes empower learners to make a real difference in their communities by addressing mental health and addiction challenges.

We offer a range of qualifications in the disability space, preparing learners to work in a rapidly evolving sector. These programmes combine evidence-based theory with practical application, ensuring graduates are equipped to support individuals, whānau, and communities with compassion and skill.

Open Polytechnic offers flexible study options that fit around work and life, so learners can upskill without leaving their communities.

Learn more about People First New Zealand

People First New Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi is a Disabled People’s Organisation that is run by and for adults with learning (intellectual) disability. We have members around the country. Members meet monthly to learn about their rights and how to speak up in their lives.

Make it Easy translation service
Make it Easy Kia Māmā Mai is a translation service that puts important information into Easy Read to make it accessible for people with learning disability and others. Easy Read uses plain language and images to assist people with learning disability to understand written information.

People for Us peer-visiting service
People for Us is a peer-visiting service that visits disabled adults and tāngata whaikaha Māori who live in homes funded by Disability Support Services to find out if they are safe, living a good life and experiencing high quality support and services. Each visit is led by a disabled person alongside an assistant. We work alongside disabled people, families / whānau, and services to support positive change and better outcomes.

Learn more about Webcare

Webcare is a New Zealand-developed software platform supporting disability, health, and community care providers across New Zealand and Australia. It brings client and service management, staff management, rostering, incident reporting, facility management, compliance workflows, and business intelligence together in one integrated system. Webcare helps providers reduce administration, improve operational visibility, strengthen audit readiness, and deliver safer, more consistent support. We are evolving Webcare into an AI-enabled operational compliance platform that helps care organisations operate more efficiently, intelligently, and with greater confidence.

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Learn more about SPQ

SPQ is a proudly New Zealand-owned healthcare supply partner supporting aged care, disability and community health providers across the country. Through our premium ADVANCE? range, we supply high-quality continence products, protective clothing, gloves, wipes and other essential healthcare consumables designed to support comfort, dignity and reliable care.

With an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system and a strong global supply network, SPQ provides dependable supply, fast delivery and straightforward service to organisations that support people every day. Our team works closely with providers to streamline ordering and ensure they have the products they need to deliver the best possible care outcomes.

Learn more about Volition

Volition is a social enterprise building digital tools for self determination. Two tools are ready for you to use today:
1. The Volition app helps disabled people and their Supporters capture what is important to them and how they want to receive support, then share this information with the agencies that provide that support.
2. DIY Easy Read: A website that uses AI to transform any document into Easy Read in minutes

Learn more about Toniq

Toniq is a leading provider of retail and pharmacy software in New Zealand, trusted by over 850 pharmacies nationwide. Our solutions deliver speed, simplicity, smart stock control and effective customer management, helping pharmacies operate efficiently and support safe, reliable medicine management for the people and communities they serve.

 

Our secure, cloud-based medication charting also helps care teams keep information current, communicate clearly and manage medicines safely across a range of care settings.

 

With the launch of New Zealand’s first Medsafe-approved electronic controlled-drug register, powered by cloud technology, Toniq continues to lead the way in safer, smarter medicine management.

Supporters

Learn more about The Donald Beasley Institute

The Donald Beasley Institute (DBI) advances the rights of disabled people and honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi through ethical, inclusive and transformative research.Established in Ōtepoti, Dunedin in 1984, the DBI is recognised nationally and internationally as a leader in disabled-led research. (See more at: https://www.donaldbeasley.org.nz/)

Learn more about IDEA Services

IDEA Services is New Zealand’s largest provider of services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Our core values are:

  • Empowerment
  • Inclusion
  • Responsiveness
  • Support

We support people with intellectual disabilities, working in partnership with them to aid their personal development.

Each person’s plan is unique. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.

We help you to live the life you want

We help you take advantage of opportunities. Whether that’s making the most of vocational experiences or becoming part of a supportive community. We support you to:

  • Set goals and achieve them
  • Make meaningful connections with others and live the life you want
  • Have as much independence as possible while balancing it with the right support

Learn more about The University of Canberra

The University of Canberra is an ambitious university for ambitious people. Our
practical, supported and accelerated online courses are designed to deliver
outcomes that create real impact and inspire real change in the world around us.

Our postgraduate courses are not only delivered online – they are career-relevant
and designed for demand, so you can apply what you learn faster. Through its online
studies, the University is committed to making sure you enjoy a truly flexible and
inclusive learning experience that works for you and with you – no matter who or
where you are.

When you’re connected to the University, you’re connected to an inspiring
community of teachers and learners in our nation’s capital. The University’s mission
is to challenge the status quo in the relentless pursuit of better ways to teach and
learn.

For those who study with the University of Canberra, the benefit is clear: practical
and professional postgraduate learning for those ready to make a difference.

Learn more about Prag Consulting

Prag Consulting is a registered NDIS provider based in Melbourne, with satellite services extending into Gippsland and Tasmania. The organisation specialises in supporting children, young people, and adults with complex needs, including dual disability, histories of interpersonal trauma, and neurodevelopmental presentations such as ASD and ADHD. Their work spans three core areas: specialist behaviour support and therapeutic services (including Functional Behaviour Assessments, Behaviour Support Plans, and TelePBS); specialist clinical services such as psychological and neurodevelopmental assessments; and clinical supervision, training, and organisational advisory for practitioners navigating the NDIS. Prag Consulting is known for its person-centred, trauma-responsive approach grounded in human rights and evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support practice, rejecting one-size-fits-all solutions in favour of careful practitioner-participant matching. Services are delivered flexibly across home, school, workplace, and community settings, and the team’s Positive Behaviour Support practitioners are frequently recommended by support coordinators and families for their outcomes with complex, multi-faceted cases.

Learn more about SPQ

SPQ is a proudly New Zealand-owned healthcare supply partner supporting aged care, disability and community health providers across the country. Through our premium ADVANCE? range, we supply high-quality continence products, protective clothing, gloves, wipes and other essential healthcare consumables designed to support comfort, dignity and reliable care.

With an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system and a strong global supply network, SPQ provides dependable supply, fast delivery and straightforward service to organisations that support people every day. Our team works closely with providers to streamline ordering and ensure they have the products they need to deliver the best possible care outcomes.

Learn more about Volition

Volition is a social enterprise building digital tools for self determination. Two tools are ready for you to use today:
1. The Volition app helps disabled people and their Supporters capture what is important to them and how they want to receive support, then share this information with the agencies that provide that support.
2. DIY Easy Read: A website that uses AI to transform any document into Easy Read in minutes