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We are looking for 10 disabled young people from all over Australia to join our Project Advisory Group to lead an online hub project.
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About the opportunity
The online hub aims to support disabled young people to:
- Learn about and understand their rights
- Build their confidence and ability to raise any concerns they may have with their NDIS supports and services
- Educate providers on how to make sure young people's voices are heard and needs are understood
You will work with other disabled young people to:
- Lead the online hub project.
- Decide what topics to cover in the online hub for:
- Disabled young people,
- Parents and carers,
- NDIS Service Providers.
- Co-design and co-create engaging resources such as videos, social media, blog posts, art, zines, and more.
The 10 Project Advisory Group members will attend 5 online workshops to co-design resources and content for the online hub. After the workshop, you will be invited to take part in a series of filming sessions in Melbourne in May/June (details to be confirmed).
Payment
You will be paid $50 per hour for up to approximately $1,500/30 hours work. The exact amount will depend on the number of hours you work.
Who can apply?
We are recruiting 10 young people from all over Australia who identify as:
- Having a disability, health condition, or chronic illness
- Neurodivergent or autistic
- Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing
- Blind or vision impaired
- Having lived experience of mental health issues.
You must also be:
- 12 to 25 years old and
- an NDIS participant
We want to make sure the group represents different parts of the disability community. We want to see applications from:
- LGBTQIA+ young people
- First Nations young people
- Culturally diverse young people.
Online workshop dates
These are the online co-design workshop dates and times. Workshops will run for 2 hours and include breaks.
Co-design Phase:
Workshop 1: Thursday 4 April 2024, 4pm-6pm
- Introduction to the NDIS Right to be Heard Project
- Getting to know you
Workshop 2: Thursday 11 April 2024, 4pm-6pm
- Sharing key findings from the research phase
- Identifying gaps, barriers, challenges and opportunities
Workshop 3: Thursday 18 April 2024, 4pm-6pm
- Creative brainstorm session #1: Content for disabled young people
Workshop 4: Thursday 25 April 2024, 4pm-6pm
- Creative brainstorm session #2: Content for NDIS service providers, parents and carers
Workshop 5: Thursday 2 May 2024, 4pm-6pm
- Resource development and planning
Co-creation phase
Between May - July (dates to be confirmed)
- From May onwards, you will work with other disabled young people and the YDAS team to create the resources, including filming social media content.
- By July, we will work with a web developer to integrate your developed resources and content into a brand new online hub.
Apply now
Apply now by filling in the form below. Applications close 9 am on Tuesday 12 March 2024.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the project or need support to submit an application, contact Jun (he/him) at jlee@ydas.org.au or 0457 453 784.
About YDAS
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is an advocacy organisation that works with disabled young people who are aged 12 to 25.
We work with disabled young people to make sure you can speak up and are being treated fairly. We also work on projects with disabled young people, like this online hub project.
This project is supported by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.