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Empowering young people to create a future that is just, free from discrimination, and where disability culture is celebrated.

YDAN is the leading advocacy organisation and peak representative body for young people with disabilities in Western Australia.

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Our services

Workshops

YDAN presents a number of hands-on, professional workshops for all ages and needs. The workshops are created by young people with disability and draws on their experiences and stories.

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Guest Speakers

Book one of YDAN’s passionate young people with disabilities to provide their unique insights when speaking at one of your meetings, forums or events on an issue/topic of your choice.

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Experiential Access Audits

YDAN provides tailored audits conducted by young people with disabilities, which provides comprehensive experiential feedback on access and appeal to youth for your service, facility or event.

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Consulting & Advisory

You can engage YDAN to be matched with a specialist consultant to help your organisation. The specialist consultants are all young people with disabilities with lived experiences and valuable insights.

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Sensory Spaces

YDAN can provide sensory/chill spaces created by young people with disabilities for your service, venue, or event/s. These spaces are meant to provide room to rest for anyone.

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Workshops

Engaging with Young People with Disability

A basic introduction to the concepts of disability covering topics like the social model, universal design and correct terminology to use. The opportunity to ask questions in a judgement free space. Hands-on activities get participants really thinking.

Creating Inclusive Spaces

This workshop covers the basics of disability and covers key points for how to create accessible events using feedback and stories. A unique opportunity to listen directly and find out how to make your events or services more accessible.

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The Youth Disability Advocacy Network acknowledges the traditional custodians of country on which we work, live, and play; the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation.

We respect their continuing connection to land, sea and community and acknowledge that it was never ceded; this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We pay our respect Elders past and present and celebrate the ongoing contributions of their young people in our communities.