DISABILITY PULSE
Hosted by Peter Dempsey
Disability Pulse.
New ideas. Emerging technology. What's next.
The disability sector moves. Most of us find out late
Disability Pulse is an hour to get across what is changing — in technology, in services and in the decisions that affect everyday life. Peter Dempsey brings his perspective on what matters, what needs questioning and what to do next.
First session
What to ask a provider before you sign
Thursday 1 October 2026
Thursday 1 October 2026
Thursday 1 October 2026
Your seat. Your questions. One useful hour.
Free for people with disability, families and carers. Providers and sector professionals, $47.
Why Disability Pulse
The announcement is only the start.
A new tool. A different way of delivering support. A change that affects your choices. You need to know what it means in practice.
Peter examines what is changing, challenges the claims and explains what matters. Think of it as a lookout: see what is coming, then decide your next step.
Who does this help?
What evidence is there?
What does it cost?
Who is being left out?
The first session
Look beyond the brochure.
A brochure tells you what a provider promises. This session gives you questions to ask — and explains what a useful answer sounds like.
How to read what a provider is offering, beyond the brochure
Questions about staff, turnover and who will actually turn up
How to ask about choice, communication and what happens when something goes wrong
What to ask next when an answer is vague — and what to check if you want to leave
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“We will distinguish what is established, what is still emerging and what is my interpretation.”
Peter Dempsey
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Half the hour is yours
Bring the questions you really want answered.
Thirty minutes is set aside for your questions — including the ones you have asked before without getting a clear answer.
Ask anonymously
Your name will not be shown or read out unless you choose.
Type or email
Send your question during the session or ahead of time.
No camera needed
You never have to speak or appear on camera.
No sales pitch
If the honest answer is ‘nobody knows yet’, that is the answer.
Who it is for
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People with disability
Understand your choices, ask direct questions and bring your experience into the conversation.
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People with disability
Understand your choices, ask direct questions and bring your experience into the conversation.
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People with disability
Understand your choices, ask direct questions and bring your experience into the conversation.
What providers get for $47
You will hear the questions participants and families need answered before choosing your service — in their words rather than yours.
You will also hear where trust is won and lost: in who turns up, what gets communicated, and what happens when something goes wrong.
Meet your host
Peter Dempsey
Peter is a disability consultant with lived experience of disability and a background in helping providers with business growth, positioning and service improvement.
He brings the personal and business sides into the same conversation: what people need from a service, how organisations work and where things need to change.
Access
Access is part of the event.
Live captions
Recording and transcript
Questions by text or email
Auslan on request
There is no requirement to speak or appear on camera. Request Auslan interpreting with at least one week's notice, and tell us your access needs when booking so arrangements can be discussed.
Thursday 1 October 2026 · Online
Come to the first one.
Join “What to ask a provider before you sign” from 11am–12 noon Adelaide time.
Free tickets are for people with disability, families and carers attending personally. Book a provider ticket if you are here for your organisation. We take you at your word.
DISABILITY PULSE
Hosted by Peter Dempsey · Adelaide, South Australia