All news
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.
The faces behind the award-winning podcast: The Disabled Employee
From a lunch time chat to winning the national award for disability leadership, hosts Thanh, Dureece, Britt tell us all about The Disabled Employee podcast.
“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.
Holding / Being Held
Kaygan Lane reflects on interdependence within disability leadership via a beautifully illustrated comic.
Dear future disability leaders
There’s no one right way to be a disability leader, just like disability, leadership doesn’t have one look.
Diversity leading the way in the tech sector
Adam Choong discusses why it is vital for young disabled technologists to be at the forefront of innovation.
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.
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).
Art as advocacy: The power of disabled storytelling
Collective art projects like the zine have the power to create change. We spoke to 4 disabled artists about their inspirations and what storytelling means to them and their communities.
Behind the zines: Creating the summit zine
CYDA’s first ever Zine brought together the poetry, illustrations, and sculptures of disabled young storytellers from across the country. But how did it begin?
A hand-drawn map
When mainstream employment is inaccessible, and the usual advice isn’t working, sometimes a passion project can lead to unexpected opportunities.
