Call for investment in individual advocacy for young people with disability
This Federal Election, CYDA is calling for investment in individual advocacy so children and young people with disability can be heard and supported. Watch our video to learn why advocacy matters and what action is needed.
Three in four disabled students are bullied or excluded at school – and it’s getting worse, new survey reveals
Exclusion and bullying of students with disability is on the rise in Australia, with three in four impacted in 2024, according to a new CYDA survey.
CYDA’s submission to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Registration of Platform Providers Consultation Paper
Registration for Platform Providers must preserve existing features of Platforms that offer greater choice and control to NDIS participants, while also ensuring quality and safety.
Disabled young people forgotten in ‘cost-of-living’ budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers described Tuesday’s Federal Budget as putting the cost of living “front and centre”, yet children and young people with disability have been left out of much-needed relief.
Call for fair, safe, and accessible supports ecosystem
This Federal Election, we’re calling for urgent reform to the disability supports eco system for children and young people with disability. Watch our video to learn why fair, accessible, and safe supports are essential, and what needs to change.
People with disability invisible in Federal Budget
The 2025 Federal Budget raises more questions than answers about how people with disability are going to be supported through the government’s major reforms to the NDIS.
Joint statement on protecting access to assistance animals
CYDA joins the Australian Autism Alliance and other organisations in calling for the protection of people with disability’s access to assistance animals.
Australia’s disabled youth are in crisis
Young people with disability are leading the fight for reform in Australia but are up against a “growing crisis” of broken systems, according to CYDA CEO Skye Kakoschke-Moore.
CYDA’s submission on Changes to the Disability Standards of Education
Early childhood education and care services play an important role in every child’s development.
CYDA’s submission on a Child Safety Annual Reporting Framework
Child safety must be a priority for all organisations, not only those with a key focus on children and young people.
CYDA’s submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia Workplan 2025-26
Young people with disability face major barriers to getting and keeping jobs, leaving many locked out of the workforce.
Self-Directed Supports submission
Self-directed supports play a key part in making sure NDIS participants have choice and control over their plans.