
Young disabled advocates honoured during award season
We’re seeing a shift toward young people with disability being acknowledged for their achievements in mainstream award categories (not disability specific!), and we are absolutely here for it.
 
															
We’re seeing a shift toward young people with disability being acknowledged for their achievements in mainstream award categories (not disability specific!), and we are absolutely here for it.

There is a growing genre of children’s picture books celebrating the lives, adventures and differences of people with disability, and that is something to celebrate on International Day of People with Disability!

Dylan McBurney offers tips and advice for the workplace, based on their experience as a professional stage manager with disability.

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) supports the Thrive by Five campaign calling on the Federal government to enshrine high-quality early learning in law.

Bethany Cody helped create In Control My Way, a set of resources designed to help young people navigate the NDIS. Here she discusses the challenges she faced trying to access the scheme.

Ashleigh Keating writes about her school experience, and disadvantages faced by young people with disability seeking a career in education.

Thanh Autran writes about the difficulty of not knowing if discrimination has occurred after your job interview.

The recent release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability was a monumental milestone for Australia.

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) welcomes the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

In light of the shocking findings presented by ABC Four Corners in their report ‘Careless’ last night, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) calls for urgent reform to the NDIS and its Quality and Safeguards Commission.

CYDA welcomes recent statements from NDIS Review Co-Chair Bruce Bonyhady advocating for additional supports for children and young people with disability.

CYDA to receive a funding boost from the National Office for Child Safety to co-design vital resources.