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COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Now Available!

In 2020 WWDA worked with the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) to develop a COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport to support children, young people...

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH UN WOMEN

UN Women and UN Volunteers (UNV) have launched a new Young Women Leaders Initiative to create professional opportunities for young leaders. As part...

Dreaming Up: Yarning Sick Disabled Realities

In the absence of a strong disability presence in the mainstream media, the radio station 3CR has been featuring many...

Category Youth Network
Date 10 January 21

Lottie Frohmader talks about the importance of including young people with disability

On 26 November 2020, WWDA youth representative and young woman with disability, Lottie Frohmader took part in a radio interview...

Training Workshop – CCYDN Hospital Communication Passport

Over the last few months, the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) have been developing a Hospital Communication Passport...

Category Youth Network
Date 14 November 20

National Youth Disability Leadership Program

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) last week launched the first National Youth Disability Leadership Program! This program is...

INCLUSION, DISABILITY, EQUALITY, ACTION AND SUPPORT (IDEAS) Capacity Building Program!

Over the next two months, the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) is hosting a program of webinars for young people...

COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport Launch Event

What is it? The COVID-19 Hospital Communication Passport has been developed by the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) to support...

Category Youth Network
Date 1 October 20

Apply to join the WWDA Youth Advisory Group!

The WWDA Youth Network is seeking expressions of interest from young people with disability who identify as women or non-binary...

NATIONAL YOUTH DISABILITY SUMMIT (NYDS)

Between Tuesday 29 September to Saturday 3 October, 2020, Children and Young People With Disability Australia (CYDA) are hosting a National Youth Disability Summit...

CCYDN Event: Taking Charge of Our Future

The Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network executive is holding a number of events between October and December for young people with...

Category Youth Network
Date 1 September 20

COVID-19 Children and Young People with Disabilities Global Statement and Recommendations

Over the last few weeks, WWDA staff member and a young woman with disability, Heidi La Paglia, has been working with the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) and the UK based organisation, Include Me...

Coronavirus Information

Coronavirus (also called COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus. The World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 was a...

Category Youth Network
Date 17 April 20

LET’S LOOK TO THE FUTURE! #COSP9

A delegation representing the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) attended the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). #COSP9 ran from 14th to 16th June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was a significant year, as 2016 will mark ten years since the United Nations’ adoption of the CRPD. The...

New Mental Health App for Teen Girls: Wake Up Rosie!

RosieRespect.org.au recently launched an app for teenage girls called ‘Wake Up Rosie’ (see video below). Wake Up Rosie is a free alarm clock...

Category Youth Network
Date 13 November 15