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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 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.
How to write disabled characters
Dureece Moyden covers what to do and what NOT to do when it comes to writing disabled characters.
Heartbreak High made me cry for all the right reasons
Grace Garrahy talks Chloé Hayden, Heartbreak High and the power of positive representation in media.
I’ve had it with inspiration porn
Louise Weekley discusses the prevalence of ‘inspiration porn’ in popular culture and how it harms people with disability.
Sex Education puts the social model of disability into action
Caitlin Blanch writes about Netflix’s Sex Education’s provocative take on the social model of disability.
Abed Nadir, or why good writing matters
CYDA Youth Trainee Georgia Ferrari on how the hit NBC show Community gets neurodiverse representation right.
Dragons, magic, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Mel Bell writes about the BookTok famous fantasy novel ‘Fourth Wing’ and its depiction of chronic illness and disability.
CYDA welcomes $11.6m funding for the Foundational Supports Strategy but calls for more investment in early childhood support
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) welcomes the Australian Government’s allocation of $11.6 million over two years to the development of a Foundational Supports Strategy.
A journey of many ups and downs
Grace Garrahy talks about the many ups and downs of her journey accessing the NDIS.
Leadership
Louise Weekley talks about how her idea of leadership has been influenced by her experience of disability and changed over time.
