CYDA’s submission on a Child Safety Annual Reporting Framework

Child safety must be a priority for all organisations, not only those with a key focus on children and young people.
CYDA’s submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia Workplan 2025-26

Young people with disability face major barriers to getting and keeping jobs, leaving many locked out of the workforce.
Self-Directed Supports submission

Self-directed supports play a key part in making sure NDIS participants have choice and control over their plans.
Australian Disability Strategy must not overlook children and young people, says CYDA

The Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 must focus on the needs of children and young people with disability or risk entrenching inequality and poor outcomes.
Pre-Budget submission 2025-26

CYDA calls for the Australian Government to invest in four key areas in the 2025-2026 Federal Budget.
CYDA’s submission to the DSS Visual Descriptions Discussion Paper

In December 2024, CYDA recommended that the Department of Social Services (DSS) continue using brief visual descriptions at their events.
Joint submission on General Foundational Supports

CYDA joins other Disability Representative Organisations in endorsing this joint submission on the Department of Social Services’ General Foundational Supports consultation.
CYDA’s submission to the Department of Social Services’ Foundational Supports consultations

Government must provide a full and effective system of support for all children and young people with disability before removing or excluding them from the NDIS.
“Nowhere else to go”: Cuts to music therapy to leave young NDIS participants in limbo

Proposed cuts to NDIS funding for music and art therapy risk leaving thousands of young participants without life-changing support.
Anxiety and confusion surround Foundational Supports, survey reveals

Community consultation on Foundational Supports ends today, yet a troubling new survey reveals most people still do not know what they are.
Young people, parents, and caregivers on Foundational Supports

On 9 October 2024, CYDA launched a survey to gather feedback from young people with disability, parents, and caregivers about the government’s proposed Foundational Supports.
Social media ban risks isolating disabled youth

The Australian Government’s proposed legislation to restrict social media access for people under 16 risks seriously harming Australia’s disabled young people.