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.
Self-proclaimed ‘mad scientist’ Adam Choong discusses the barriers facing young people with disability with an interest in STEM.
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.
Dureece Moyden covers what to do and what NOT to do when it comes to writing disabled characters.
Caitlin Blanch writes about Netflix’s Sex Education’s provocative take on the social model of disability.
CYDA Youth Trainee Georgia Ferrari on how the hit NBC show Community gets neurodiverse representation right.
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.
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.
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