National Youth Disability Summit – What young people with disability said – Mental Health and Wellbeing Position Paper
In this paper, young people with disability talk about the things that impact their mental health and wellbeing, both good and bad.
National Youth Disability Summit – What young people with disability said – Awareness, Access and Inclusion Position Paper
In this paper, young people with disability talk about how to improve societal awareness, access and inclusion.
National Youth Disability Summit – What young people with disability said – Employment Position Paper
In this paper, young people with disability talk about ways to make employment more accessible.
National Youth Disability Summit – What young people with disability said – Education Position Paper
Young people with disability talk about identity, enablers, barriers, solutions and a social movement to improve the quality and accessibility of education for disabled students.
Open letter to the Attorney-General The Hon. Christian Porter MP
We call upon the Attorney-General to introduce legislation into the Australian Parliament to protect the confidentiality of information given to The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
No plan, no voice, clumsy solutions for children and young people with disability through COVID 19
Report after report has shown clear gaps for children and young people with disability through COVID-19 planning and response, with significant consequences and harm. This week sees the first public hearing of the Disability Royal Commission since February focus on the experiences of people with disability through the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Young People with […]
The NDIA and Victorian Government must prioritise people with disability so they do not suffer in Stage 4 lockdowns
The NDIA and Victorian Government must prioritise people with disability so they do not suffer in Stage 4 lockdowns As the Victorian COVID-19 situation worsens and ‘a state of disaster’ is declared, children and adults with disability need to be a primary focus of government. We have already seen infections in group homes for people with disability, […]
Once again no planning for children and young people with disability during the COVID-19 pandemic
As the second wave of the pandemic hits Victoria hard with 732 new cases today and almost 3,000 in the last week, and is threatening Queensland and New South Wales, Australia’s national representative organisation Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) says there has been a complete lack of planning for one of the […]
CYDA and the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Download in PDF Maeve Kennedy, CYDA Policy and Programs Manager, and Mary Sayers, CYDA CEO, giving evidence for the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, July 2020. Transcript CHAIR (Mr Andrews): I now declare open this hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme for the inquiries into NDIS planning, NDIS […]
Almost half of students with disability denied key school supports during pandemic: New research reveals
Damning new research has revealed that Australian students with disability have again been unfairly left behind by Australia’s education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) today launched the results of a national survey of more than 700 parents and carers of students with disability. The report, Not even remotely […]
Almost half of students with disability denied key school supports during pandemic: New research reveals
Damning new research has revealed that Australian students with disability have again been unfairly left behind by Australia’s education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) today launched the results of a national survey of more than 700 parents and carers of students with disability. The report, Not even remotely […]
Urgent action needed to support Victorian children and young people with disability during COVID-19 lockdowns
Australia’s national representative body for children and young people with disability (CYDA) is calling for immediate action to make sure children and young people with disability and their families are being provided with clear communication and prompt access to supports and supplies as an additional 2 Victorian postcodes today join those already in lockdown and […]
