Children and Young People with Disability Australia has welcomed the announcement made by Minister for Early Childhood Education Anne Aly for a $21.2 million investment to the Government’s Inclusion Support Program.
Late last week, the Federal Government announced a new growth target for the NDIS of 8 per cent per year by 2026. This is significantly lower than previous projections.
With the dramatic rise in rents and basic costs of living, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) supports recommendations in the Interim Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Report to Government to raise JobSeeker and Rent Assistance payments as a matter of urgency.
Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP, has announced an increase in funding for 17 Disability Representative Organisations – including Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA).
A new report by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), and researchers from The University of Melbourne and University of New South Wales, young people with disability talk about the additional challenges they face as they finish school and make the transition to work or higher education.
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Ms Kakoschke-Moore looks forward to leading CYDA in its work to empower children and young people with disability to fully exercise their rights and aspirations.
CYDA welcomes the independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), announced by NDIS Minister Bill Shorten this week, to be co-chaired by Professor Bruce Bonyhady AM and Lisa Paul AO PSM, supported by a panel of experts in the sector.
CYDA CEO Mary Sayers says “Young people with disability are one of the most disadvantaged cohorts in the labour market which has been compounded by
Mary Sayers, Children Young People with Disability (CYDA) CEO has warmly welcomed the release of Australia’s Disability Strategy saying that it is the most promising
Overwhelming opposition to planned NDIS reforms, say young people with disability and their families A report released today by the national organisation for children and young people
Nearly half of young people with disability (15-24 years) are being forced to live on inadequate income support payments as their main source of income.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) says the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability (DRC) has failed to give sufficient weight to the needs of students with a disability during the pandemic.
