Social media age checks must be accessible

Children and young people under 16 will soon be unable to hold accounts on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
Join CYDA’s Sydney Photo + Video Shoot

We’re looking for families with children aged 4-8 to join a photo shoot to help create resources for parents and caregivers of kids with disability.
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.