New commitments to improve school and work for young people with disabilities
Young people with cerebral palsy in NSW have welcomed NSW Labor’s commitment today that if elected they will introduce specific policies to make the pathways from school to work more accessible for people with disabilities. The CPActive ‘Blaze the Trail’ campaign has been advocating for these reforms for months and disability advocates say that it’s […]
What a year!
It’s been a big year for CPActive, with lots of events and the launch of our Blaze the Trail campaign. Three of our Champions- Ben Andrews, Meret Hassanen and Tash Garritty recap what happened in 2022. By Ben Andrews: First full year of CPActive done & dusted. People with a disability face barriers everyday, myself […]
Blaze the Trail: Creating a Better Future
By Marusha Pride Wednesday, 23rd November, was the launch of CPActive’s Blaze the Trail campaign. A world firstcampaign that was design by an incredible group of young people to build better pathways fromschool to work. Fourteen CPActive champions- Sophie Geeves, Eric Barrett, Nicholas Lapsley, EireanWood, Meret Hassanen, Declan Lee (who, unfortunately, could not be there […]
Strong voices for disability at the Jobs and Skills Summit
Over September 1st and 2nd, 140 representatives from business, unions, industry and government came together in Canberra for the Jobs and Skills Summit. Disability rights campaigner and proud friend of CPActive Elly Desmarchelier addressed the summit, putting businesses on notice that they need to do more to employ people with disability while holding the government […]
Highlights of Youth Lab#2: Exercising your rights
Our second Youth Lab on 24th August was all about empowering ourselves and others to know what our rights are and how we can exercise them effectively. NextGen ambassador Sophie Geeves joined Teigan Butchers on the panel to speak about some of her own experiences in advocating for herself. “This is about knowing what you’re […]
An optimistic future for disability employment: young advocates facilitate the NDIS Jobs & Skills Forum
The NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum was held on Wednesday 17th August 2022. It was called by The Honourable Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and brought together people with disability, service providers, unions, peak representative bodies and more to talk about the future of disability employment, the NDIS, and the […]
Empowering our community – CPActive meets with federal leaders at NDIS jobs summit
Representatives from Cerebral Palsy Alliance were honoured to attend the first NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum, organised by the Federal Government, in Canberra last week. NDIS participants, their families, providers, disability organisations and the wider disability sector came together to talk about employment and disability, including representatives from CPA’s advocacy community, CPActive! Two incredible young […]
Have you registered yet for Youth Lab #2?
We’re kicking off our next ‘Youth Lab’ virtual event on exercising your rights when it comes to funding, education and the workforce. Register for the event on Wednesday 24 August at 6pm Be a part of CPActive’s NextGen in paving the way towards inclusivity in these areas; as well as connect with other young people […]
Happy Disability Pride Month!
Written by Hannah Diviney, author, activist and client of CPA. Hannah writes a regular column for CPA exploring her journey with cerebral palsy and activism – head here to check out previous blogs and hear Hannah on Cerebral Conversations podcast. Hi friends! This month I’m using my column to celebrate. What exactly am I celebrating, I hear you ask? Well, […]
Youth Lab #1: register now
We’re about to kick off a series of ‘Youth Lab’ virtual events where young people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities will have the chance to co-design a set of recommendations that makes school, university, and the transition into the workforce more inclusive. At this first Youth Lab on Wednesday July 27, we’ll be asking […]