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“Almost every day for years”: why young people say it’s time to fix Australia’s disability discrimination law
Grace Mitchelson is 19 but has already spent years of her life fighting to be believed, supported, and included.
CYDA’s Submission on Strengthening the Disability Discrimination Act for children and young people with disability
The Disability Discrimination Act is the law that protects people with disability from discrimination. But more than 30 years since it was created, the Act is failing to meet the needs of children and young people with disability.
CYDA’s Submission to Modernising and Strengthening TEQSA’s powers consultation
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act sets the rules for how universities and other institutions must deliver high-quality education.
CYDA’s Submission on Quality and Safety in Early Childhood Education and Care
Right now, children with disability are not as safe, heard, or included in early learning services as their non-disabled peers.
“A major red flag”: four in five warn Thriving Kids rollout is too rushed, CYDA survey finds
A new national survey of 1535 families and young people has found nearly 80% believe the government’s Thriving Kids rollout window leaves too little time to prepare, putting vital supports at risk.
Social media age checks must be accessible
Children and young people under 16 will soon be unable to hold accounts on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
Nothing about us without us
Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us.
Rushed Thriving Kids rollout risks leaving families without critical support, warns CYDA
Children and Young People with Disability Australia cautions against rushing the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids program, announced today.
“Nothing has changed”: new report finds no progress for students with disability, two years after Royal Commission
Students with disability continue to be excluded, bullied, and denied meaningful support at school almost two years after the Disability Royal Commission called for urgent reform.