National Youth Disability Summit – What young people said – Self-care
Young people with disability talk about the importance of self-care and what self-care looks like when you have a disability.
National Youth Disability Summit – What young people said – Diagnosis
In this paper, young people talk about the benefits and drawbacks of diagnosis, and barriers to accessing a diagnosis.
At its heart, it’s the people: reflections on my years in school
Nicola DiBona writes about the teachers who helped and hindered her education journey, and shares a poem about her experience.
Want to help disabled students? Fund public schools!
Louise Weekley breaks down how a lack of funding for public schooling and other socio-economic factors disadvantage students with disability.
Make STEM accessible: a disabled scientist’s call to action
Self-proclaimed ‘mad scientist’ Adam Choong discusses the barriers facing young people with disability with an interest in STEM.
The Disabled Employee Podcast – Episode 1: Jobseeking
Dureece, Thanh and Britt talk about discrimination in recruitment, how they prepare for job interviews, and advocating for their rights in the workplace.
Accessible work day tour
Izzie Choate takes us on a tour of YDAN, talking about accessibility in the workplace as part of CYDA’s DREAM Employment Network.
Universities Accord final report lets down young people with disability
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is disappointed by the lack of recommendations addressing students with disability in the Australian Universities Accords’ final report.
CYDA’s submission to the Australian Government on the Response to the Disability Royal Commission
The Australian Government has the authority to support and enact recommendations made by the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) in the final report it released in September 2023. In this submission, CYDA emphasises three critical areas identified in the report that the government should focus on to improve the lives of children and young people with disability: inclusive education, inclusive employment, and the elimination of restrictive practices.
CYDA welcomes South Australian government’s Early Childhood Education and Care reforms, but urges inclusion of children with disability
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) applauds the recent decision by the South Australian government to build a workforce to deliver three-year-old preschool and expanded Out of Hours School Care.
CYDA’s submission on the Draft Report of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care
CYDA supports the draft recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care Draft Report.
In our submission, we outline what we believe is missing and ask the Commission to go further to support children with disability in their experience of early childhood education and care.
How to write disabled characters
Dureece Moyden covers what to do and what NOT to do when it comes to writing disabled characters.
