Children and Young People with Disability Australia
Promoting equal opportunity and full inclusion for children and young people with disability (0-25 years) across Australia.
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AuDHD advocate, Emily Unity, CYDA Youth Programs Manager, Daniel Munter, and CYDA CEO, Skye Kakoschke-Moore, recently travelled to New York to represent CYDA at CoSP17, the annual UN conference on the rights of people with disability.
Know your rights!
CYDA has been working with the Australian Government to develop a series of resources to help students with disability, their families and caregivers understand their rights in the education system.
The resources were co-designed by young people with disability and their families and are available in Easy Read, Auslan and community languages.
Celebrating inclusive children's books!
38 children’s picture books on diversity and inclusion, reviewed by young people with disability.
A fantastic resource for teachers, schools, families and caregivers who want to talk to young children about diversity and inclusion.
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Join the Network!
The DREAM (Disability Representation Employment & Accessibility Mission) Network is for:
Young people with disability looking for leadership and career opportunities.
Employers with an interest in learning about, or providing, accessible employment.
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CYDA and the Disability Royal Commission
The Disability Royal Commission into violence, abuse neglect and exploitation of disabled people has released it’s final report.
CYDA calls for an end to segregated education and employment, and the elimination of all restrictive practices against children and young people with disability.
CYDA and the NDIS Review
CYDA has been working with the NDIS Review to make sure the needs and interests of children and young people with disability are represented in reforms. The full list of recommendations from the NDIS review has now been released!
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Ten Organisations Call for People with Disability’s Access to NDIS Funded Sexuality Services to be Protected
Ten organisations have signed this joint statement to strongly condemn recent comments made by Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten regarding the exclusion of sex work and sexuality services from the NDIS.
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Amendments vital to make NDIS Bill fair
The recommendations in the report of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment Bill 2024 are disrespectful and profoundly disappointing, say disability organisations.
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My time at Summit 2024
CYDA Youth Councillor Louise Weekley gives a day-by-day account of their time at this year’s National Youth Disability Summit.
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An important part of the work we do at CYDA is making submissions to government and policy makers. In our submissions, we make recommendations for changes to uphold the rights, and improve the wellbeing, of children and young people with disability.
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The Platform is our newsletter for young people with disability, featuring interviews, opportunities and news on the issues that matter to you!
Since June 2023, we have ...
delivered
25
co-design sessions with young people with disability
made
11
submissions to government
welcomed
211
new participants in our projects and programs
partnered with
32
organisations on initiatives that benefit our community