Accessibility and Inclusion
Register for NYHC2021Youth Development Australia and the National Youth Commission Australia value diversity and are committed to ensuring that the NYHC2021 is an inclusive and accessible event.
To support this, we are taking a number of actions to ensure the NYHC2021 is an inclusive event, accessible for all and reflective of the diversity of culture, background, experience, and beliefs that make up all of Australia.
If there is anything we can do better to make this event inclusive and accessible, please let us know via help@yda.org.au
Acknowledgement of Country
Youth Development Australia, the National Youth Commission Australia, and the National Youth Homelessness Conference 2021 acknowledge that the work undertaken to organise this event is on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and wish to pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
Scholarships
NYHC2021 will be granting a number of scholarships for people to attend the Conference, to ensure that the price of tickets is minimised as a barrier for attending.
Young people, First Nations people, people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disability and people from rural or regional areas are all strongly encouraged to apply.
Apply for a scholarship here.
Accessibility
WRITTEN MATERIAL
Written material will be available in alternative formats, on request.
Written material will be available in plain English.
AUDIO-VISUAL
Strobing/flashing lights will be avoided wherever possible.
Loud noises and feedback/static will be avoided wherever possible, and warnings in text and via audio will be played before these occur.
All videos will be captioned.
Presenters will describe any visual information in their presentations.
AUSLAN INTERPRETERS
Auslan Interpreters and Live Captioning will be present at all panels/keynotes/plenaries and are available on request for breakouts.
ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Audio-Description (If videos cannot be audio described, the presenter should supply any visual information that a person with low vision may not be able to access in the meeting.)
Auslan Interpreters for Specific Breakouts
If any of these accessibility features are not met, email help@yda.org.au
Youth Development Australia (YDA) acknowledges that the work undertaken to organise this event is on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and wish to pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.