CYDA’s submission to the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee consultation
The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee provides advice to the government on which disability supports should be funded under the Scheme.
Clear consultation needed on NDIS planning reforms
CYDA has joined with Disability Representative Organisations across Australia to call for clear and complete consultation on NDIS planning reforms
CYDA’s submission to the Getting It Right: A New Definition for NDIS Providers consultation
The way the NDIS defines and regulates providers matters for the thousands of children and young people who make up a large share of the Scheme.
CYDA’s submission to the NDIS (Integrity and Safeguarding) Amendment Bill 2025
In recent years, major reviews into the NDIS and disability safeguarding found serious and ongoing risks of abuse, neglect and exploitation for people with disability.
Joint submission on improving NDIS support decisions
CYDA joins other Disability Representative Organisations and the wider community in calling for clearer, fairer, and more inclusive NDIS rules.
“It’s breaking our family”: Survey reveals devastating impact of NDIS eligibility reassessments
A new national CYDA survey has exposed the profound harm the NDIS eligibility reassessment process is causing families across the country.
Disability Representative Organisations call for a human rights-based approach to NDIA needs assessments
Disability Representative Organisations have worked together to develop a detailed joint position statement offering recommendations to guide the Australian Government’s transition to a new human right-based needs assessment model for the NDIS.
CYDA calls for more clarity and co-design as new NDIS rules take effect
Today, over 660,000 Australians with disability face a challenging new reality as transitional rules for the NDIS come into effect.
CYDA welcomes chance to improve NDIS for children with disability as part of new Advisory Group
CYDA welcomes the opportunity to help build a better NDIS for children with disability and their families as part of a new expert Advisory Group, announced by NDIS Minister Bill Shorten today.
Ten Organisations Call for People with Disability’s Access to NDIS Funded Sexuality Services to be Protected
Ten organisations have signed this joint statement to strongly condemn recent comments made by Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten regarding the exclusion of sex work and sexuality services from the NDIS.
Amendments vital to make NDIS Bill fair
The recommendations in the report of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment Bill 2024 are disrespectful and profoundly disappointing, say disability organisations.
CYDA welcomes $11.6m funding for the Foundational Supports Strategy but calls for more investment in early childhood support
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) welcomes the Australian Government’s allocation of $11.6 million over two years to the development of a Foundational Supports Strategy.