Australian Disability Strategy must not overlook children and young people, says CYDA
The Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 must focus on the needs of children and young people with disability or risk entrenching inequality and poor outcomes.
Pre-Budget submission 2025-26
CYDA calls for the Australian Government to invest in four key areas in the 2025-2026 Federal Budget.
CYDA’s submission to the DSS Visual Descriptions Discussion Paper
In December 2024, CYDA recommended that the Department of Social Services (DSS) continue using brief visual descriptions at their events.
Joint submission on General Foundational Supports
CYDA joins other Disability Representative Organisations in endorsing this joint submission on the Department of Social Services’ General Foundational Supports consultation.
CYDA’s submission to the Department of Social Services’ Foundational Supports consultations
Government must provide a full and effective system of support for all children and young people with disability before removing or excluding them from the NDIS.
“Nowhere else to go”: Cuts to music therapy to leave young NDIS participants in limbo
Proposed cuts to NDIS funding for music and art therapy risk leaving thousands of young participants without life-changing support.
Anxiety and confusion surround Foundational Supports, survey reveals
Community consultation on Foundational Supports ends today, yet a troubling new survey reveals most people still do not know what they are.
Young people, parents, and caregivers on Foundational Supports
On 9 October 2024, CYDA launched a survey to gather feedback from young people with disability, parents, and caregivers about the government’s proposed Foundational Supports.
Social media ban risks isolating disabled youth
The Australian Government’s proposed legislation to restrict social media access for people under 16 risks seriously harming Australia’s disabled young people.
CYDA’s submission on the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
The proposed blanket ban on social media access for people under 16 risks disproportionately harming disabled young people.
CYDA’s submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Consultation on Collecting Data about Disability
Current ABS data collection is inconsistent and inaccessible, making it difficult to gain an accurate snapshot of children and young people with disability in Australia today.
Community organisations condemn government failure to act on DSP Senate Inquiry report
During last week’s Senate Estimates the Australian Government released its official response to the report on the Purpose, intent, and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP).