Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to present at the FairGround Conference, run by YACWA, the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, and to speak about the need for young people with disabilities to be involved in systemic change by ensuring that disabled voices are not only present in an accessible way, allowing all people to participate, but are authentically valued in decision making processes.

At the conference, we presented on Making Change Inclusively. As one 16-year-old student member of sa4i put it;

““Trust us, we’re the experts on our own disabilities […] Just asking kids what they need, and listening, and actually recognising that what they say matters. […] Nothing about us, without us. It is fundamental to any reform to make the community it affects feel listened to.”

Access our presentation slides or access the screen reader friendly version downloadable below!