Who is Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)?
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is the national representative organisation for children and young people with disability aged 0 - 25years, their parents and caregivers. www.cyda.org.au

The Australian Government is currently consulting on Foundational Supports.

This survey is for young people with disability and parents/caregivers of children and young people with disability.

We would like to know your thoughts about foundational supports and how you think they may impact on you.

This survey should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

First, we want to provide you with some information about Foundational Supports:
  • Foundational Supports are disability specific supports that are additional to mainstream services and supports accessed through the NDIS.
  • There will be 2 types of Foundational Supports. General Foundational Supports and Targeted Foundational Supports.
  • The government is currently consulting on General Foundational Supports. These are additional to mainstream supports and will be available to all people with disability, their families and caregivers.
  • The government describes General Foundational Supports as supports that will provide information, advice, individual and family capacity building and community capacity building.
  • The Government will also be consulting on Targeted Supports. Consultation on targeted supports for specific groups will start in October and continue over for several months. These supports will focus on assisting people with special needs (i.e. children with developmental difference).
  • Foundational Supports will be funded by federal and state governments. They will not be delivered by the NDIS.

What does CYDA do with this information?
The information we collect is very important for our advocacy work. We will use the information to advocate to government and others about the needs of children and young people with disability. By completing this survey, you are consenting (giving us your permission) to potentially use your responses in research and advocacy purposes in partnership with academic researchers.
We may use quotes from your comments in our work - reports, social media etc. There will be no identifying information used.

You can fill out this survey anonymously. You can also choose to leave your contact details at the end if you would like to.

Who can I contact for support or to ask a question?
For more information or support, please contact us at info@cyda.org.au or phone 1800 222 660

So, let's start the Survey:

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you?

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* 2. Are you, or is your child, an NDIS participant?

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* 3. How would you describe your disability or the disability of the person you care for?

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* 4. What is your gender?

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* 5. Do you identify as any of the following? (Please select all that apply)

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* 6. What is your postcode?

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* 7. Questions about Foundational Supports:

Do you feel you currently have enough information about Foundational Supports?

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* 8. What else would you like to know about Foundational Supports?

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* 9. How do you want to receive this information from CYDA about Foundational Supports? (you can choose more than one)

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* 10. How are you currently feeling about Foundational Supports? (you can choose more than one)

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* 11. Why do you feel this way?

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* 12. What do you want Foundational Supports to include so that they meet your needs?

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* 13. The government has started consulting on Foundational Supports. How do you want to be consulted by government? (you can choose more than one)

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* 14. What else would you like to tell CYDA about Foundational Supports?

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* 15. Are you planning to participate in government consultations?

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* 16. We would like to stay in contact with you to keep you informed about what we do at CYDA and update you on our Foundational Supports work. Please provide your contact details (optional)

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* 17. I would like to receive CYDA's e-news for more information, updates and opportunities.

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* 18. I am happy to be contacted in relation to my answers to this survey.

Thank you for taking part in this survey. You can find more information on Foundational Supports here on the CYDA website.

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