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Author: David Kavanagh

CYDA’s submission to the DSS Visual Descriptions Discussion Paper

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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

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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

Text on an orange speech bubble reads: "Policy submission." The background behind this speech bubble is dark grey. The CYDA logo sits bottom right, while a light green graphic of a document sits top right.

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

CYDA Media Release.

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

CYDA Media Release.

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

Survey report.

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

CYDA Media Release.

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

CYDA’s submission on the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024

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The proposed blanket ban on social media access for people under 16 risks disproportionately harming disabled young people.

CYDA’s submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Consultation on Collecting Data about Disability

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Current ABS data collection is inconsistent and inaccessible, making it difficult to gain an accurate snapshot of children and young people with disability in Australia today.

Community organisations condemn government failure to act on DSP Senate Inquiry report

CYDA Media Release.

During last week’s Senate Estimates the Australian Government released its official response to the report on the Purpose, intent, and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP).

CYDA’s submission to the Senate Inquiry into Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024

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CYDA is deeply concerned the proposed Better and Fairer Schools (funding reform) Bill 2024 overlooks the needs of students with disability.

CYDA calls for more clarity and co-design as new NDIS rules take effect

CYDA Media Release.

Today, over 660,000 Australians with disability face a challenging new reality as transitional rules for the NDIS come into effect.

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