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Disability rights for young people
In Victoria, Children and Young People with Disability Australia argue for inclusive education and can support you to achieve you and/or your child’s human rights.
Disability access to community facilities
This government website can give you information on the accessibility of places such as museums, galleries and libraries.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia
In Victoria, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is a community organisation that represents those aged from 0 to 25 with disability. The organisation links children, young people and their families to government and other stakeholders.
Australian Government – Support for parents and caregivers of children with disability
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) protects Australians from discrimination based on disability. The DDA makes it unlawful to discriminate on the ground of the person’s disability. This includes discrimination that occurs in the context of accessing and participating in children’s education and care services. All children’s education and care services (including family day care) must comply with the DDA.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help parents and caregiver of children with disability to understand their rights under the DDA.
Australian Government – support for students with disability and their parents and caregivers
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 clarify the obligations of education and training providers and seek to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help students to understand their rights under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, and to work with their education provider to make reasonable adjustments which help them learn and participate on the same basis as their peers.
Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation
Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation providing primary health care services to the communities of the Wentworth Shire in southwest New South Wales.
The DREAM Employment Network
The DREAM Employment Network bridges the gap between young people with disability who want to work, and employers who recognise that diversity fosters creativity, innovation, and success.