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International Women’s Day: Young women pushing the envelope of change in Victoria

  • Amy Wooller and Jacob Gamble, YACVic
  • 07 March 2023

Using life experience to make change with Mac

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 13 December 2021

COVID recovery for students and young creatives with Mia

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 22 November 2021

Accessible education in COVID-19: Mac’s story

  • Katia Pellicciotta
  • 19 July 2021

Reflecting on accessibility, online workshops, and the Emerging Young Leaders Program

  • Alexa Yao, YDAS Young Leader
  • 26 March 2021

Mac’s life After the Emerging Young Leaders Program

  • Mac, 17
  • 18 December 2020

COVID-19 resources for disabled young people

  • YDAS
  • 05 October 2020

How to get started hiring disabled young people

  • Simon Green
  • 05 August 2020

Why Autism Acceptance Month is important

  • Is (YDAS Map Your Future Co-facilitator)
  • 27 April 2020

How making a complaint about a mental health service can help improve the system

  • 23 April 2020

4 Young Adult books with disability representation

  • YDAS
  • 16 January 2020

Bushfire resources for Victorians with disability

  • YDAS
  • 06 January 2020

Four things I’ve learned from listening to young people with disability

  • YDAS Co-Designer
  • 18 September 2019

Speaking up as a young person with disability

  • YDAS
  • 09 August 2019

Building an inclusive youth sector together

  • Sebastian Antoine
  • 03 May 2019

I need more information about NDIS… where can I go?

  • YDAS
  • 03 October 2018

Finding the right NDIS supports

  • YDAS
  • 04 July 2018

NDIS 101: Managing your NDIS plan

  • YDAS
  • 10 May 2018

Handy hints for your NDIS planning meeting

  • YDAS
  • 26 February 2018

Joining the NDIS as a young person with disability

  • YDAS
  • 22 January 2018

A new brand of inclusion, diversity and youth participation

  • YDAS
  • 11 September 2017