YDAS 'Rights to Reality' project survey

YDAS 'Rights to Reality' project survey

About the Rights to Reality Project

As a disabled young person, it can be hard to understand your rights.

The Youth Disability Advocacy Service’s 'Rights to Reality' project aims to increase disabled young people’s understanding of your rights through information sessions designed for and by disabled young people in Melbourne.

Your responses to this survey will help us understand your experiences and ensure the information sessions that are designed meet the needs of disabled young people who live, work, study, or visit Melbourne.

By completing this survey, you will go in the draw to win one of 3x $100 gift vouchers.

You can take part in this survey if you are 12 to 25 years old, live in Victoria, and identify as:

Having a disability, 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.

Survey closes at 5pm on Friday 17 May 2024. It may take 5 to 15 minutes to complete.

Content warning: This survey asks about times when you stood up for your rights. You do not have to answer. If you need support, we have included a list of organisations that can help at the end of the survey.

About YDAS

The Youth Disability Advocacy Service is an advocacy organisation that works with disabled young people in Victoria.

Click here to learn more about YDAS by visiting our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the project, please contact Jun (he/him) at jlee@ydas.org.au or 0457 453 784.

The 'Rights to Reality' project is funded by the City of Melbourne.

How YDAS will use your feedback

We will use your feedback to help our team design the Rights to Reality information sessions.

By completing this survey, you can go in the draw to win one of 3x $100 gift vouchers. If you want to go in the draw, please provide your name and email address at the end of the survey. Winners will be chosen at random on Friday, 31 May 2024. They will be notified through emails to claim their prize within 2 weeks.

If you provide your name and contact details, we will only use this information to:

Contact you if you win a gift voucher.
Send you an invitation to upcoming project focus groups and information sessions.

This is optional. You do not need to provide your contact details to complete the survey.

Firstly, we want to know more about you.

How old are you? *

What are your pronouns? (if you want to share)

Which area do you live in? (You must be based in Victoria) *

Metro MelbourneMajor Rural CityRuralRemote

Check out the map at the link if you're not sure: https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorias-regions

Select the answers that are relevant to you. You can select more than one * *

I live in the City of MelbourneI work in the City of MelbourneI study in the City of MelbourneI visit the City of Melbourne I do not go to the City of Melbourne

Learn about the neighbourhoods within the City of Melbourne in the image below. You can also find out more here: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-melbourne/melbourne-profile/Pages/city-maps.aspx

The map showing neighbourhoods within the City of Melbourne. It includes Flemington, Kensington, North Melbourne, Parkville, Carlton North, Carlton, East Melbourne, South Yarra, Southbank, Melbourne, South Wharf, Docklands, Port Melbourne and West Melbourne

The next questions help us understand the intersectional lived experiences of disabled young people. You do not have to answer them.

Share your lived experience of disability. (Optional)

Select any of the following that you identify with. You can select more than one.

LGBTQIA+ young person First Nations young person Culturally diverse young person. Young person with intellectual disability Young person not in employment, education, or training

If you would like to share more information about the communities you are a part of, you can do so here.

What is your gender? (Optional)

In the past 12 months, have you been involved in any of the following? Select all that apply:

If you have been involved in other activities in the past 12 months, you can tell us more here:

These questions are about human rights and how confident you feel about knowing your rights.

Everyone has rights. Rights help ensure you are safe and are being treated fairly. Disabled young people have the same rights as everyone else. For example, you have a right to get an education, have a job where you feel safe and valued, and have a safe place to live. These are just some of the many rights you have.

Thinking about these human rights, what do they mean to you? Do you have anything to add, or any questions about human rights?

‘Reasonable adjustments’ means making changes so that disabled people can go to school or work like everyone else. This can mean things like making documents easier to read, flexible work hours, or building a ramp for a wheelchair user.

Thinking about these education and employment rights, what do they mean to you? Do you have anything to add, or any questions about education and employment rights?

Thinking about these healthcare rights, what do they mean to you? Do you have anything to add, or any questions about healthcare rights?

The next questions are about your rights and when you have had to speak up. Your answers help us understand the experiences of disabled young people and will ensure the information sessions created are relevant to disabled young people. You do not have to share anything you do not want to.

Have you ever felt like your rights have been ignored or not respected?

YesNoUnsure

If you selected 'Other', you can let us know here. We are only asking for the place the event/s occurred, not specific details of the event/s

If you chose "other", you can let us know more here:

Thinking about the last time, or the most memorable event, did you feel comfortable speaking up for your rights?

Yes, I was very confident in speaking up for my rightsI was somewhat confident in speaking up for my rightsI wanted to advocate for my rights, but did not feel comfortable to do soI did not know my rights were being ignored

If there was another reason that stopped you from speaking up for yourself, you can let us know here:

If you were able to speak up for yourself due to another reason, you can let us know here:

If there are other rights topics you are interested in learning about or any other thoughts, you can let us know here:

The next 3 questions are optional, but you will need to share this if you want to go in the draw to win a gift card and/or stay up to date with the project.

What is your name?

What city of town do you live in?

What is your email address?

I would like to:

Go in the draw to win one of 3x $100 gift cards.Stay up to date with the project, including opportunities to participate in paid focus groups and join the information sessions.None of the above.

Thank you for completing the survey. Your responses will help us create information sessions that support disabled young people to learn about, access, and speak up for their rights.

To learn more about the YDAS ‘Rights to Reality’ project visit https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/get-involved/rights-to-reality-project

If you need support after completing this survey, you can reach out to any of these services:

Lifeline (13 11 14) https://bit.ly/2SyECkD

BeyondBlue (1300 22 4636) https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) https://bit.ly/1o8W00P

QLife Australia  (1800 184 527) https://bit.ly/2SBbeKR

13 Yarn (13 92 76) https://bit.ly/44bjBBC

Yarning SafeNStrong (1800 959 563) https://bit.ly/48JE0k1

1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) https://bit.ly/2T672HL

To finish and submit your survey answers, please click the SUBMIT button below.