Deadline: 11-Oct-22
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is accepting applications for the Young Leaders Program.
- The Foundation free online leadership program is for young Victorians who identify as:
- having a disability
- having a health condition or chronic illness
- neurodiverse or autistic
- Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing
- blind or vision impaired
- having lived experience of mental health issues.
Why should I join?
- Grow your leadership and advocacy skills.
- Gain confidence working in a team.
- Get ongoing opportunities, including jobs and volunteer roles.
- It’s free!
What will I be doing?
- Take part in 4 workshops designed with and for disabled young people.
- These workshops will all be online using video chat.
- These workshops will support you to:
- develop your leadership, teamwork, communication and project skills
- improve your understanding of access, inclusion and advocacy
- learn from and work with other leaders with disability.
- You will be with up to 15 young leaders in 4 half-day workshops.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if you:
- are aged between 14 – 19 or 20 – 25 years old and
- live in Victoria and
- identify as having a disability, health condition, chronic illness, being blind or vision impaired, being Deaf, neurodiverse and/or having lived experience of mental health issues.
For more information, visit https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/get-involved/youngleaders/#TOC-1