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 […]
Highlights of Youth Lab#3- the power of networking
Our third and final ‘Youth Lab’ was held on 14th September, where young people with cerebral palsy came together to help inform a pilot program that teaches young people with CP around Australia how to use networking to their advantage. NextGen ambassador Meret Hassanen gave insights into how she was able get into the tough […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Highlights from our Town Hall event with youth advocates
On 21st June, we held a Town Hall event with Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott and hosted by Elly Desmarchelier. Our panel of CPActivists spoke about their lived experiences of social inclusion at school, how they have had to advocate for themselves and the power of networking to get into the workforce. Watch the highlights […]
The future is yours: register now
The future of the NDIS is a hot topic, but what does this mean for young people with disability and have we heard enough of these voices throughout this Federal election campaign? So how do we turn this attention from a ‘moment’ into longer-lasting momentum for the change we need to see to create a […]
Reflections from the 2021 celebration event
On 30 November CPActive hosted our final event of 2021. After a very strange year, it was fitting to look back on everything we’d achieved together. To relive some of our best moments and biggest achievements, check out the highlight video below! We also took a look forward to all the exciting opportunities for change […]
Paralympics: Highlights from the Virtual Ticker Tape Parade
Australia’s Paralympic team put in an inspirational performance at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. They lifted the hearts of millions of Australians watching at home, struggling through a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the CPActive Virtual Ticker Tape Parade, we asked young aspiring athletes with cerebral palsy to interview some of their Paralympic heroes […]
Window of Opportunity: parents on diagnosis and treatment of CP
At CPActive’s Window of Opportunity launch event, four parents of children with cerebral palsy bravely told the story of their child’s diagnosis and treatment. Some were able to receive an early diagnosis, giving the family the answers they needed, and their child the chance to receive the early treatment that can drastically improve their health […]