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A series of resources, co-designed by young people with disability, their families and caregivers, to help you understand your rights in the education system.
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A series of resources, co-designed by young people with disability, their families and caregivers, to help you understand your rights in the education system.
Grace Garrahy talks about the lifesaving and life-changing impact of disability representation in leadership and employment.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) applauds the NDIS Review’s strong focus on children and young people but calls for the centring of their lived experience in any future reform.
Kai reviews AAC Rhymetime by Amanda Hartmann, a children’s book that plays with rhyme to include children who use AAC.
Chloe S reviews Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant, a children’s picture book about the invention of Braille.
A range of children’s picture books about diversity and inclusion, reviewed by young people with disability – Pig’s Big Feelings.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) supports the Thrive by Five campaign calling on the Federal government to enshrine high-quality early learning in law.
Safe, secure housing is not a privilege but a fundamental human right. Lack of affordable housing places any individual at given time at risk of housing stress, making them susceptible to homelessness. However, consequences of housing stress and homelessness are even more dire on the lives of children and young people with disability, affecting their physical and mental health, education, employment, and leaving them at risk of exploitation and abuse. It can also trap them in a cycle of poverty, hindering their prospects for the future.
The recent release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability was a monumental milestone for Australia.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) welcomes the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
All children deserve a high quality, affordable early education and care system that is universally accessible. But the current early education and care system is not working for children with disability and neurodiverse profiles.
CYDA’s advocacy for inclusion in early childhood learning and care.
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