2025 Global Listening and Sharing event- Moving to adulthood: Finding and navigating support pathways
On the 7th of November 2025, the Global Professional Education Committee (GPEC) of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) will be hosting our Global Listening and Sharing sessions.
This is a 24 hour event where we hear the voices, experiences and new knowledge from people throughout the world. Our topic this year is “Moving into adulthood: Finding and navigating support pathways.”
Below are our sessions from Australia and New Zealand
| GMT | Country | Country time | Topic title and format | Language | Host and presenter/facilitator | Zoom link |
| 1230am | New Zealand | 130pm NZ | “Making the connections: Practical pathways into Adulthood in Aotearoa New Zealand” Young adults, their families and clinicians will share their reflections followed by open chat – asking how can we make connections that matter most while pushing for a stronger, more supportive future | English | Amy Hogan Anna Mackey | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85738392357 |
| 1am | Australia
| 12 noon AEDT | “Young adult experiences of transitional care: Adapting models for community-based settings” Panel discussion with young adults and service providers from hospital and community settings | English | Stacey Cleary | https://latrobe.zoom.us/j/82553859214 |
Download the Download the full timetable and links here
The following recordings from people with lived experience of disability, advocates, service providers and health professionals highlight the importance of this topic and offer ideas of what may be captured in our sessions:
- Tomasz Grabowski from Poland,
- Dorica Dan from Romania,
- Agnies M van Eeghan from the Netherlands and
- Emma Livingstone from the UK.
If you or someone you know would like to hosts a session from their country, please contact: craigaela@gmail.com
Date: 7 November - 7 November
Location: Online- register for the zoom links for the sessions you would like to join
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