Submissions
March 2023
CYDA's submission to the consultation on the draft Quality Framework for the Disability Employment Services Program
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Employment for young people
Finishing school and starting post-school life can be challenging for everybody. But as well as the usual challenges senior students often face at these times, students with disability face a range of additional barriers.
Young people with disability generally don’t have access to education of the same quality as others, and are often segregated in special schools or excluded in 'mainstream' schools. Students with disability are also significantly more likely to face restrictive practices such as restraint and seclusion.
During the transition out of school, people often hold lower expectations for young people with disability, and there is little tailored information or assistance available.
CYDA conducted a national survey between November 2019 and February 2020 to collect information about the experiences of senior students with disability and their families with career planning and post-school options.
The survey findings supported existing evidence that career planning and other post-school transition opportunities and support for students with disability are fragmented and generally poorer than for other students. Along with low expectations around students’ capabilities and desires, this contributes to poorer long-term outcomes and opportunities for young people with disability in further education, employment and social inclusion.
In a submission to the Education Council’s review of senior secondary pathways into work, further education and training in December 2019, CYDA made a series of targeted recommendations to:
- address exclusion in schools
- develop tailored support for students with disability
- provide more information to students with disability and their families
- deliver strong outcomes for students with disability after school.
Advocating for greater inclusion at these times of life is a key part of CYDA’s work. Our recent submissions on the topic can be found below.
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Resources
Submissions
January 2023
CYDA's pre-budget submission 2023-24
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Summary and Easy Read - Tertiary education and learning
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Research & reports
December 2022
Auslan translation: LivedX 2: Financial security and employment
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Summary and Easy Read - Financial security and employment
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Summary and Easy Read - Healthcare settings for LGBTQIA+ Youth with disability
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Summary and Easy Read - Inclusion and decision making
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Summary and Easy Read - Community spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth with disability
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Full policy paper - Tertiary education and learning
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Full policy paper - Financial security and employment
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Full policy paper - Healthcare settings for LGBTQIA+ Youth with disability
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Full policy paper - Community spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth with disability
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Research & reports
December 2022
LivedX 2022 series: Full policy paper - Inclusion and decision making
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Submissions
December 2022
Joint Submission Employment White Paper
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Media Releases
November 2022
Media release: Year 12 students with disability forced to navigate fragmented support systems while completing final exams
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Media Releases
October 2022
Federal budget takes some steps toward inclusion, but more is needed to address challenges faced by children and young people with disability
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Research & reports
September 2022
Event: Progress made and remaining challenges for students with disability
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Research & reports
August 2022
How did COVID-19 impact post-school transitions for young people with disability and how can these be better supported?
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News
August 2022
An optimistic future for disability employment: young advocates facilitate the NDIS Jobs & Skills Forum.
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News
May 2022
Recording: Young, Powerful & Engaged: CYDA's Federal Election Forum
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Media Releases
April 2022
Calls for national plan to support young people with disability into employment
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Submissions
August 2021
Review of the Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables
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Submissions
July 2021
Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension
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Submissions
July 2021
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021 [Provisions]
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Submissions
May 2021
National Disability Employment Strategy consultation
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Submissions
April 2021
Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process Interim Report
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Submissions
April 2021
Victorian State Disability Plan
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Submissions
April 2021
CYDA’s submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security Young people with disability and job insecurity
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Research & reports
November 2020
National Youth Disability Summit - What young people with disability said - Employment Position Paper
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Research & reports
November 2020
National Youth Disability Summit Outcomes Report Card - Employment (Plain english PDF)
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Submissions
October 2020
Disability Royal Commission - Response to Employment issues paper
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Submissions
July 2020
Senate Select Committee on Autism inquiry
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News
May 2020
Senate inquiry confirms the need to review income support payments for young people with disability
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Submissions
February 2020
Inquiry into the education of students in remote and complex environments
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Submissions
January 2020
Feedback on productivity commissions mental health draft report
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Submissions
December 2019
The review of senior secondary pathways into work, further education and training
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Submissions
September 2019
Inquiry into adequacy of Newstart
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Submissions
August 2019
Inquiry into sustainable employment for disadvantaged jobseekers
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Submissions
August 2018
Future employment services discussion paper
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Submissions
December 2015
Willing to work: National inquiry into employment discrimination against older Australians and Australians with disability
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Research & reports
November 2015
Post school transition: The experiences of students with disability
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