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).
Collective art projects like the zine have the power to create change. We spoke to 4 disabled artists about their inspirations and what storytelling means to them and their communities.
CYDA’s first ever Zine brought together the poetry, illustrations, and sculptures of disabled young storytellers from across the country. But how did it begin?
When mainstream employment is inaccessible, and the usual advice isn’t working, sometimes a passion project can lead to unexpected opportunities.
Today, over 660,000 Australians with disability face a challenging new reality as transitional rules for the NDIS come into effect.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia is pleased to see the Productivity Commission’s report into early childhood education and care echo longstanding calls for stronger inclusion.
When formal training and years of experience still don’t lead to ongoing work – Ashleigh Keating writes about the struggle to find stable employment as a young person with disability.
CYDA Inclusion Coordinator Laura Pettenuzzo discusses the power of having genuine disability representation in books in this article for Education Australia.
Young people with disability often find that the work available to them is short-term contract work. So, how do you deal when you are regularly facing unemployment at the end of your latest contract? Dureece, Thanh and Britt talk about finding the next opportunity, the impact of being of being in limbo between jobs, and the pitfalls of the Disability Support Pension.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia calls on the Federal Government to prioritise participants and deliver genuine co-design in the wake of the NDIS Amendment Bill passing this week.
Federal, state, and territory governments have recently published their responses to the Disability Royal Commission. Let’s break down what they said about the recommendations most likely to impact children and young people with disability.
Britt, Dureece and Thanh talk about leaving bad work situations as young people with disability, the emotional impact of being without work, and reigniting your spark.
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