Address poverty for young people with disability and create a youth jobs plan
Nearly half of young people with disability (15-24 years) are being forced to live on inadequate income support payments as their main source of income. Children and Young People with Disability (CYDA), the national representative organisation for children and young people with disability is calling on the Australian government to urgently address the poverty and […]
Education jurisdictions let off the hook by the Disability Royal Commission during COVID-19 after neglect of students with a disability
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) says the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability (DRC) has failed to give sufficient weight to the needs of students with a disability during the pandemic.
Disability groups fight to end segregation of people with disability in Australia
CYDA and 41 other disability rights and advocacy organisations have endorsed a position paper asking the Disability Royal Commission to actively work toward the goal of ending the segregation of people with disability in schools, housing and workplaces. People with disability fought long and hard for a Disability Royal Commission, and now we need them to fight for real reform, to fix the discriminatory and exploitative systems that keep us from fully participating in education and employment and living independently.
Victoria pulls the first lever on delivering inclusive education
Victoria pulls the first lever on delivering inclusive education The Victorian Government has today taken a significant step towards achieving inclusive education, becoming only the second state to introduce functional needs-based funding for students with disability. Australia’s national representative organisation Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) welcomes this new approach and looks forward […]
Australia is failing students with disability, evidence to the Royal Commission will show
Evidence to be presented at the Disability Royal Commission hearing on Monday 12 October will highlight the systemic failures and human rights breaches experienced by students with disability across the country. The hearing will focus on the systemic neglect, abuse, and discrimination faced by students with disability across Australia – including the use of restraints […]
National Youth Disability Summit – What young people with disability said – NDIS Position Paper
In this paper, young people talk about what is working and not working in the NDIS, and what needs to change.
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 […]