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Self-care is prioritising your needs and values

I used to be someone who considered self-care another thing on the to-do list, a burden of sorts. I desperately wanted self-care to “work” so that I could get on with my life. It was almost clinical.

Overcoming the fear of labelling

Since I was a school kid, I have shown signs of ADD – attention deficit disorder.

Spending majority of my classes in uncontrolled daydreaming, fidgeting unconsciously with the stationaries on my desk, and missing half of my schoolwork unintentionally, I started to become frustrated about myself.

Overcoming the fear of labelling

A diagnosis is an understanding of myself, and a closure to my unresolved thoughts. It is not a label to be ashamed of, no matter what it is.

Taking the first step in an inclusive life – Experiences of Australian early childhood education and care

CYDA survey of parents and caregivers of young children with disability, talking about their experiences of early childhood and care.

Year 12 students with disability forced to navigate fragmented support systems while completing final exams

A new report by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), and researchers from The University of Melbourne and University of New South Wales, young people with disability talk about the additional challenges they face as they finish school and make the transition to work or higher education.

Federal budget takes some steps toward inclusion, but more is needed to address challenges faced by children and young people with disability

While many measures are welcomed, the Federal Budget handed down on 25 October could have gone further to address the inequities faced by children and young people with disability in education, employment, social security and appropriate measures to support people at higher risk of complications during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

CYDA welcomes funding boost for Inclusion Support Program, says further support needed to make the early learning system more inclusive

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.

Being realistic about inclusion: What’s realistic for young people with disability?

Article discussing young people with disability in the school system, and a roadmap for changing what is taken to be ‘realistic’.

An optimistic future for disability employment: young advocates facilitate the NDIS Jobs & Skills Forum

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

Calls for national plan to support young people with disability into employment

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 pandemic – and we cannot address this without an evidence-based, nationally consistent approach to employment. “The Federal Government currently invests in different programs to improve employment opportunities for young […]

Labor’s Disability Plan – what’s in it for children and young people?

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 national representative organisation for children and young people with disability is calling on all parties in the upcoming election to make commitments to increase equity for children and young people […]