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We are the Coventry Youth Activists - CYA!
CYA are a youth led disability campaign group. We believe in young disabled people having a voice, breaking down barriers and ending online discrimination
In 2022 we were the winners of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s “David and Goliath Award” for our campaign #FaceBookHasNoStandards.
We are actively working with Meta and OFCOM to make sure online spaces are safer places for young disabled people.
We are regularly invited to talk to organisations and other youth groups about our work.
Recently we collaborated with Warwick Uni to create a brief for a digital engagement module on their MA course in Community Engagement and Belonging.
Last year we created an Ally Pack to raise awareness of online disability hate and ableism.
We believe there should be a good mix of working on the campaign and looking after ourselves. We regularly plan CYA social nights so we can get out and have some fun with each other too!
Our ethos is to use creativity and kindness!
OUR LATEST CAMPAIGN…
Let’s Get Voting – CYA at the Polling Station
Let’s Get Voting is a campaign to help young disabled people and those who support them feel confident and ready to vote.
Whether you're:
✅ a disabled person
✅ a supporter, friend or carer
✅ a teacher or learning centre
✅ or an organisation working with disabled people
… This campaign is for you.
We’ve created simple, accessible tools to help you understand voting and take action:
✨ Make your pledge – Commit to vote, help someone else, or spread the word – and get a free resource pack
🧠 Voter Readiness Quiz – See how prepared you are and what steps to take next
📖 Social Stories – Step-by-step guides to show what to expect when going to vote
Led by Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) – a disability-led youth campaign group fighting for a fairer, more accessible future.
Our Ally Pack
We created this resource to give you tools and tips so that you can play an active role in reporting online hate speech towards disabled people. Signing up to our Ally Pack also gives you the option to sign up to our monthly newsletter.
Our Campaigns
#FacebookHasNoStandards is our campaign to make Facebook take disability hate on their platform seriously. Facebook is failing to protect disabled people from online hate and discrimination.
