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Breaking news! CYDA welcomes a new CEO
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.
October 17, 2022
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.
The NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum was held on Wednesday 17th August 2022. It was called by The Honourable Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and brought together people with disability, service providers, unions, peak representative bodies and more to talk about the future of disability employment, the NDIS, and the disability workforce
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
The promises in Labor’s Disability Plan provide welcome initiatives for children and young people with disability. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), the
The promises in Labor’s Disability Plan provide welcome initiatives for children and young people with disability. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), the
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.
CYDA and 41 other disability rights and advocacy organisations have endorsed a position paper asking the Disability Royal Commission to actively work toward the goal of ending the segregation of people with disability in schools, housing and workplaces. People with disability fought long and hard for a Disability Royal Commission, and now we need them to fight for real reform, to fix the discriminatory and exploitative systems that keep us from fully participating in education and employment and living independently.
Victoria pulls the first lever on delivering inclusive education The Victorian Government has today taken a significant step towards achieving inclusive education, becoming only the