CPActive gets a shoutout on national TV!
It was great to hear a shoutout to CPActive from Hannah Diviney on national ABC show The Drum last Friday! If you missed it, you can listen to the panel discussion starting at the 15-minute mark by checking out the full recording here. Hannah Diviney is a disability advocate, actress and the Editor-in-Chief of Missing […]
CPActive champions meet with local candidates ahead of the NSW state election
As part of the CPActive Blaze the Trail campaign, CPActive champions organised a ‘Day of Action’ that was held last week at the Allambie Campus. These young trail blazers took it upon themselves to organise local candidates from all parties in the upcoming state election to hear about the lived experience of CP and to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
National Day of Action: 28 April
The NDIS has been a gamechanger for people with cerebral palsy, empowering our community with freedom and choice. But the NDIS is at a crossroads – help us to ensure that the NDIS isn’t forgotten about this election day. Join Cerebral Palsy Alliance for a fun, empowering day of community action on 28 April on […]
Meet Tamsin Colley: Australia’s youngest ever track and field Paralympian turns her sights to education
When Tamsin Colley arrived for the 2016 Paralympic Games she was the youngest member of the Australian team, turning fourteen in Rio. It’s an achievement most of us only dream of. As an athlete living with cerebral palsy, it also made Tamsin an advocate, a role she was eager to take up. “I was the […]