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The Early Years Strategy must be inclusive of all
The Early Years Strategy, recently released by the government, will shape our children’s lives and development for the next 10 years and beyond. For it to be truly successful, it must include every child, including those with disability and developmental delay.
Embracing the unfamiliar: AI and assistive tech
Caitlin Blanch explores how overcoming fear of the unfamiliar and embracing new technologies can empower people with disability.
Let’s talk AI, education, and disability
PhD candidate, aspiring cognitive scientist, and 2024 Westpac Future Leader Brynlea Gibson chats with Adam Choong about artificial intelligence, education, and disability.
Is AI the future of learning?
Adam Choong discusses the role artificial intelligence may play in educating children and young people with disability.
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 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.
