NDIS and Your Rights information session
CYDA invites families, young people, and advocates to a free online session on NDIS eligibility reassessments. Hear from community leaders and legal experts about impacts on Autistic and First Nations children, your rights, and next steps for self-advocacy.
Nothing about us without us
Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us.
Rushed Thriving Kids rollout risks leaving families without critical support, warns CYDA
Children and Young People with Disability Australia cautions against rushing the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids program, announced today.
“Nothing has changed”: new report finds no progress for students with disability, two years after Royal Commission
Students with disability continue to be excluded, bullied, and denied meaningful support at school almost two years after the Disability Royal Commission called for urgent reform.
Disillusion and Delay: CYDA’s survey of the learning experiences of children and young people with disability in 2024
CYDA’s report, ‘Disillusion and Delay’, summarises the findings of two surveys of nearly 400 children and young people with disability, and parents or caregivers, conducted in 2024.
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.
CYDA’s submission to the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review
To better support children and young people with disability at school and online, bullying solutions need to focus on policies, models, and practices.
Queensland risks condemning generations of students to segregated schooling
The Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education is deeply alarmed by the Queensland Government’s recent announcement to build six new special schools.
CYDA’s submission on Supporting Rights-Based Employment for Young People with Disability
Young people with disability must have the same rights and opportunities as their non-disabled peers to access meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable employment.
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’s submission on proposed South Australian reforms to implement Royal Commission recommendations
Children and young people with disability experience high rates of suspension, exclusion, and gate-keeping in our schooling system.