Join Enabled Youth Disability Network (EYDN) for an afternoon of crafting and connecting as a disability community.

You can bring a long a project you are working on or try a craft EYDN has brought along. No messy or wet crafts (eg, painting, wet clay)

This is open to the general public to come along to Diverse City, EYDN will be there to support young people with disability.

For young people living with disability aged 16-35 years old. You do not need to be an NDIS participant. You do not need to be diagnosed.

This is a great session for people who would like to learn more about, and join EYDN, as well as connecting regular EYDN participants at an accessible venue! We will be meeting at Diverse-City which is an accessible and inclusive space. LGBTQIA+ safe space.

We are here to answer questions about NDIS, navigating the community, advocacy and capacity building. Feel free to ask questions or just talk about what you have been up to lately

EYDN can provide a support worker or interpreter for the group, on a request. You are welcome to bring your own support worker to assist with any additional support to participate. We ask all support workers attending to register to the event and provide details of company or business.

support workers: Please remember your role is assist the participant. Please sit back and only help when the participant asks.

Please contact angusf@purpleorange.org.au for any extra questions.

You can also visit the EYDN Website to find out more about what we do!

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook!

Please join us in creating this community care peer support space.

There is a particular reality around what it means to be disabled and engaged in movement and social justice work.

The space will be animated by questions such as:

What does it mean in our activism, in our movements, in our work and in our communities to be all in?
What sacrifices are inherent, what do we gain, what do we give up and what is expected of us?
Am I worthy, do I have the ability to be in the movement, do I have a place here?

Unfortunately, support groups at home are often not enough. We need expanded possibilities around how we live and work as disabled and chronically ill people.

Join us for an online grant writing workshop with Access2Arts that will help you to prepare your upcoming grant applications.

Note: These grant writing workshops are only for people who identify as being disabled (disabilities can include identifying as neurodivergent, and living with mental illness and/or chronic illness).

Grant Writing Workshop Online Reservation Form

At this launch, the research team and artist, Michelle Chan, will share their insights into the research, development, and creation of their zine, ‘Supporting Neurodivergent Comic Artists.’

This zine was created as part of a research project, ‘Supporting Neurodivergent Comics Creators’, funded by the Global Arts and Health Alliance via the University of South Australia, University of Adelaide and Flinders University. Researchers from these universities collaborated to understand the needs and experiences of neurodivergent comics creators in Adelaide. This zine visually represents the lived experience of the research project participants in their comics creation journey.

A space adjacent to Bradley Forum will be provided for anyone seeking a quiet place. 

Our NDIS is under attack. It’s time to unite, fight and show the Australian government that we are not an easy target.

Social and community participation budgets will be cut by 30% - replaced by block funded grants to 'host' us in the community (no idea how we get there)

All support workers providing Assistance with Daily Life will need to be from registered providers - too bad if you like employing the person who showers you directly

300,000 less people will be on NDIS and all participants will be reassessed - too bad if you've already provided all the traumatising evidence before (or three times before!)

Scheme growth will be capped at 2 per cent with a chaotic and unpredictable NDIA determining where and on who the axe will fall

A return to the bad old block funded system - putting the lives of real people in the hands of a few big companies and charities often with horrific track records of abuse and neglect

Huge job losses in the disability and wider sector as the market collapses - Based on data by NDS and per-capita, the cuts equate to a loss of 204,000 jobs spread across the nation - most of them women, in a cost-of-living crisis.  

No word on self-directed registration - meaning people managing their own lives effectively will be forced back into having their lives directed by the whims of companies and charities.

It's easier for registered providers to rort the NDIS - they can bill NDIS direct with no requirement to prove that the support billed for actually occurred.

There are many other plans including huge issues around functional capacity assessments - we will be launching our fact sheets at this meeting. 

We will also be launching our 12 days of action in the lead up to the Federal Budget. We’ll be giving you concrete steps to get involved in the push back against these changes and letting you know what else is happening across Australia.

The meeting will be focused on action. There won’t be an opportunity for individual story sharing but there will be clear and specific ways to be part of the push back with options for people with more or less capacity.

Join us for a Fun-filled and Transformative Refugee Week Movie Fundraiser afternoon (‘Dance for Your Life’) on Saturday 20 June 2026 at 4:30pm, where every journey is a story, every setback is a lesson, a chance to be seen, to be heard and an opportunity to start again in life and in a new country.

https://www.facebook.com/events/815783024938586/

Disabled people and allies are coming together this Saturday for a silent vigil to oppose the cuts the Labor government has proposed to the NDIS.

This vigil is part of a national day of action organised by the @Protect Our NDIS Alliance ahead of the upcoming Senate vote on the NDIS Bill scheduled for Friday 14 August 2026.

The Labor Government is proposing changes that will cut essential supports, and people with disability will die. If the NDIS Bill passes, it will reduce access to essential supports people rely on every day, impacting independence, safety, dignity and daily life. Over 241,000 disabled people will be removed from the NDIS, and 106,000 more disabled people will be refused access, with nowhere for them to go. The government is making a political choice to cut supports for disabled people. We have to scrap the NDIS Bill and stop these cuts!

This vigil will be held on stolen Kaurna Yarta.

Because this is a rapid-response, snap action, we have zero funding and only a few days to build a fully accessible resource hub for our disabled community. We need healthy allies and local supporters to help us source these supplies by Friday night or bring them directly on Saturday morning.

CAN YOU LEND OR DONATE TODAY? Sturdy Chairs: We need 10–12 heavy-duty plastic or wooden chairs for our seating zone (no flimsy camping chairs). Masks: Unopened boxes of N95, KN95, or P2 masks to keep high-risk attendees safe. Supplies: Cartons of bottled water, electrolyte sachets, sunscreen, and individually wrapped earplugs. If you can drop off any of these items to North Terrace at 10:15 AM this Saturday, or if you can bring them to Adelaide Activist Centre on Hindley St before Saturday, please DM us.

Accessibility Note: The event is completely flat, low-sensory, fragrance-free, and strictly silent. No shouting or chanting. We will use visual cue boards and Deaf clapping. A more comprehensive Event, Accessibility & Participation Plan will be available closer to the day.

What will we be doing?

5:30-6:00: Welcomes, introduction to the topic.

6:00-6:45: We will talk a bit about what your story means, and why you may share your story. You do not need to share anything you don’t want to.

Your story can look different to other stories, & can be about lots of different things! You may think about how you may share a personal story, a professional story, or many other types of stories!

We will be discussing about how you may share your story and why. You do not need to share anything during the session if you don’t want to, & we ask stories shared are kept appropriate and mindful of others.

6:45-7:00: Break

7:00-7:30: We will have final conversations and wrap up!

Catering will be provided!

Who is this for?

Young people with disability aged 16-30 years old who

Live in South Australia (online or in-person attendance)

About EYDN

Enabled Youth Disability Network (EYDN) is an organisation run by and for young people with disability between 18-30 years in South Australia.

EYDN is dedicated to amplifying the voices and aspirations of young persons with disability through systemic advocacy, co-designing and facilitating peer networks and capacity building activities, in partnership with Purple Orange. EYDN is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Our monthly peer network meetings provide opportunities to create community, develop self-advocacy skills and build confidence and knowledge in areas such as education, employment, independent living skills and human rights.

For any questions, please contact ninac@purpleorange.org.au

You can also visit the EYDN Website to find out more about what we do. Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook!

Our events

You do not need to be an NDIS participant. You do not need to have a diagnosis. Disability identity can mean many different things.

This is a free event. We also provide catering during the break.

Please let us know your access requirements via ticket registration so we can best accommodate.

Our sessions are accessible and LGBTQIA+ friendly.