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 […]
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 […]
Statement in response to ABC Background Briefing episode: Who seeks to profit from the trauma of abuse survivors?
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), the national representative body for children and young people with disability welcomes the light shone by the ABC on the ongoing challenges and trauma survivors of child sexual abuse face in their recent Background Briefing program “Who seeks to profit from the trauma of abuse survivors?” (21 June 2020).
New NDIS employment support guidance and removal of COVID-19 measures
Last week the NDIA released the new Price Guide, effective from 1 July 2020. The new guide allows for additional supports for participants with an employment goal and the introduction of new line items with price limits.
New NDIS data about children and young people with disability
The NDIA has recently released its latest Quarterly Report, covering the period from January to March 2020. This report provides the latest information about NDIS participation, and includes the measures taken by the Agency in regards the COVID-19 crisis.
Further action needed to improve safety and independent living for people with disability
The Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS has recently released the report from its inquiry into Supported Independent Living (SIL). The Report has 45 recommendations, with five marked as urgent:
More than isolated’: COVID-19 compounds inequities for children and young people with disability
A new report, launched today, shows the lives of children and young people with disability were thrown into turmoil throughout the last few months, reinforcing the inequalities they already face in accessing essential services, support and their education